| Nashville: An American Self Portrait Contributor(s): Egerton, John (Author), Wood, E. Thomas (Author), Alexander, Lamar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0970670214 ISBN-13: 9780970670212 Publisher: Beaten Biscuit Press OUR PRICE: $36.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.855 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 9.9" W x 12.32" (4.81 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee - Locality - Nashville, Tennessee - Cultural Region - Mid-South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nashville: An American Self Portrait captures the essence of the city at a pivotal time in its history. The year 2000 a period of signal events: a presidential primary season with two Nashvillians seeking the nomination; a fall run for the White House that Democrat Al Gore won at the ballot box yet lost in the electoral college; the 75th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry; a farewell crusade by the Reverend Billy Graham; the 22nd decennial census of the nation's (and Nashville's) population, revealing a striking new profile of the city; a dramatic shift from home-owned to outsider-owned financial and commercial institutions; the near-collapse of the state's lawmaking authority in the final years of the old century, and the contrasting rise of Metro government in the same decade; and a stunning Super Bowl season for the brand new, Nashville-based Tennessee Titans. Created by more than 100 Nashvillians and others with a connection to the city-writers, editors, photographers, and artists- Nashville brings into sharp focus the principal players and episodes of modern politics, religion, economics, and popular culture in this quaint and thriving pocket of the American heartland. |