The Birth of a New South: Sherman, Grady, and the Making of Atlanta (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780881467888)

Atlanta, Georgia, is the New South city. No two names are more associated with its emergence than William T. Sherman and Henry W. Grady: Sherman the destroyer and Grady the New South's principal architect. Henry Grady advocated for a more urban South but had a vision for improved farm life as well. Remembered as the great reconciler between North and South, his famous New South speech echoes through the ages. Sherman financially supported Grady's efforts in organizing the Piedmont Exposition of 1887, opening markets on a wider scale for Atlanta and Georgia. Though Grady died young at age 39 in 1889, one cannot go far in Atlanta today without coming across his name on streets and public buildings. He energized progressive thought about the future of the South. Journalists and writers from Joel Chandler Harris to Ralph McGill and Lilian Smith considered themselves in the Grady tradition. But, Grady's legacy is also segregation, and this book is filled with the horrors of that system.

Author: E. Culpepper Clark
ISBN-10: 088146788X
ISBN-13: 9780881467888
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/03/2021
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d