Gree nville
Subtitle: the history of the city and county in the South Carolina Piedmont
By: Archie Vernon Huff, Jr.
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 487
Subjects: Greenville (S.C.) -- History.; Greenville County (S.C.) -- History.
Description: Since the Cherokee Nation hunted the verdant hills in what is now known as Greenville County, South Carolina, the search for economic prosperity and diversity has defined the history of this thriving Upstate region and its expanding urban center. In a sweeping chronicle of the city and county, historian Archie Vernon Huff traces Greenville's business tradition and details its political, religious, and cultural evolution.

The region portrayed by Huff has historically defied many Southern norms to distinguish itself economically and ideologically from its neighbors.

In addition to tracing Greenville's economic growth, Huff identifies other hallmarks of the region, including the fierce independence of its various populations. He discusses the often conflicting interests and the individual contributions of the area's African Americans, mill workers, business elite, and urban dwellers.

Looking beyond but never straying far from the economics of the region, Huff also assesses the impact of Greenville's peaceful but grudging end to segregation, strong evangelical Protestant tradition, conservative arts programs, and influential role in South Carolina's emerging two-party political system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Maps of Greenville County on endpapers.
Table of contents: title: Cherokees and settlers on the frontier of empire; title: The creation and settlement of Greenville County; title: Laying the foundations for Antebellum society; title: Economic growth and unionist politics; title: From unionism to Civil War; title: The reconstruction of Greenville; title: The stirrings of the new South; title: Farms and mills at the turn of the century; title: The progressive era and World War I; title: The decade of the 1920s; title: The Depression and the New Deal; title: World War II: a cauldron of change; title: Conclusion: the emergence of modern Greenville.