| Asheville: Volume II Contributor(s): Greenberg, Sue (Author), Kahn, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738543993 ISBN-13: 9780738543994 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: Authors Sue Greenberg and Jan Kahn once again delve into Ashevilles rich past. This new companion to the acclaimed Asheville: Volume I resumes our look at this colorful city in the mountains. In its early days, Asheville quickly developed into a resort getaway for those seeking fresh air and high society during the late 1800s. This intriguing book continues our journey, this time taking us from the end of World War I to the 1960s. The over 200 rare postcards presented here show how Asheville emerged from a period of hard times brought on by a great flood and a country at war. Once World War I ended, a feeling of newfound freedom overtook Ashevilles citizens and the fast tempo of the earlier days soon resumed. Asheville once again became a destination for travelersthis time the automobile brought sightseers to the mountains and many new roadside motels and restaurants thrived. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Series: Postcard History |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.56" W x 9.22" (0.72 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Authors Sue Greenberg and Jan Kahn once again delve into Asheville's rich past. This new companion to the acclaimed Asheville: Volume I resumes our look at this colorful city in the mountains. In its early days, Asheville quickly developed into a resort getaway for those seeking fresh air and high society during the late 1800s. This intriguing book continues our journey, this time taking us from the end of World War I to the 1960s. The over 200 rare postcards presented here show how Asheville emerged from a period of hard times brought on by a great flood and a country at war. Once World War I ended, a feeling of newfound freedom overtook Asheville's citizens and the fast tempo of the earlier days soon resumed. Asheville once again became a destination for travelers - this time the automobile brought sightseers to the mountains and many new roadside motels and restaurants thrived. |
Contributor Bio(s): Greenberg, Sue: - The images in this exciting new volume were selected from the unique collection of deltiologist Fred Kahn. Together with its companion, this book represents the most comprehensive collection of antique postcard images ever assembled on this, one of North Carolina's most scenic areas. |