Southern hospitality
Subtitle: tourism and the growth of Atlanta
By: Harvey K. Newman.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Subjects: Tourist industry -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History; Hospitality industry -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History; Heritage tourism -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History; Atlanta (Ga.) -- Social life and customs -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-361) and index.
Table of contents: title: Building the Gate City; title: The Civil War; title: Reconstruction; title: Boosterism; title: The 1881 International Cotton Exposition; title: Major setbacks; title: Development of amenities; title: Continued growth; title: The 1895 Exposition; title: Atlanta and its tourism businesses in 1900; title: Race relations; title: Aftermath of the race riot; title: New influences; title: More violence; title: Atlanta during World War I; title: Two decades of growth; title: Decade of prosperity; title: Eating places; title: Conventions; title: New hotels; title: Promoting the city; title: The depression; title: The new deal; title: The war years; title: Recovery; title: Tragedy; title: Continued growth; title: Downtown decline and renewal; title: Hartsfield's legacy; title: Civil rights struggles; title: Partnership for growth; title: John Portman's Peachtree Center; title: Underground Atlanta; title: Other amusements; title: Central area study; title: Crime; title: Georgia World Congress Center; title: The new airport; title: Image problems; title: Economic development; title: Metropolitan-area convention business; title: Restaurants; title: The new Underground Atlanta; title: Major events; title: Good place for business; title: Challenges of the new decade ...