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A changing wind : commerce and conflict in Civil War Atlanta
- Title
- A changing wind : commerce and conflict in Civil War Atlanta / Wendy Hamand Venet.
- Author
- Venet, Wendy Hamand.
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
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Details
- Description
- x, 280 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In 1845, Atlanta was the last stop at the end of a railroad line, the home of just twelve families and three general stores. By the 1860s, it was a thriving Confederate city, second only to Richmond in importance. A Changing Wind is the first history to explore the experiences of Atlanta's civilians during the young city's rapid growth, the devastation of the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era when Atlanta emerged as a "New South" city. A Changing Wind vividly brings to life the stories of Atlanta's diverse citizens--white and black, free and enslaved, well-to-do and everyday people. A rich and compelling account of residents' changing loyalties to the Union and the Confederacy, the book highlights the unequal economic and social impacts of the war, General Sherman's siege, and the stunning rebirth of the city in postwar years. The final chapter of the book focuses on Atlanta's historical memory of the Civil War and how racial divisions have led to separate commemorations of the war's meaning"--
- Subjects
- Civilians in war > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 19th century
- Atlanta (Ga.) > Commerce > History > 19th century
- Atlanta (Ga.) > Race relations > History > 19th century
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Influence
- Atlanta (Ga.) > History, Military > 19th century
- Atlanta (Ga.) > Social conditions > 19th century
- Social change > Georgia > Atlanta > History > 19th century
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Georgia > Atlanta
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects
- Georgia > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- IKF (Georgia) 14-4345
- ISBN
- 9780300192162 (hardback)
- 0300192169 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2013041255
- OCLC
- 862098382
- Author
- Venet, Wendy Hamand.
- Title
- A changing wind : commerce and conflict in Civil War Atlanta / Wendy Hamand Venet.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- IKF (Georgia) 14-4345