A Portrait of Historic Athens and Clarke County

Informationen zum Autor Frances Taliaferro Thomas was an original member and chair of the Athens Historic Preservation Commission. Her articles on historic preservation have appeared in such publications as "Veranda," "Southern Accents," and "Athens Magazine." She lives with her husband, Emory Thomas, in Athens. Mary Levin Koch, an art historian, research consultant, and former resident of Athens, lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. She is a trustee of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. She has published articles in several journals, including "Georgia Historical Quarterly," "Atlanta History," and "Georgia Museum of Art Bulletin." Klappentext Athens! Georgia! seems the quintessential southern university town! its geography chiseled over geologic time by its lifeblood. This title pays attention to Athens' natural and built environments and their coevolution into one of the modern South's most dynamic small cities. Zusammenfassung Gives equal attention to Athens's natural and built environments and their coevolution into one of the modern South's most dynamic small cities. Thomas emphasizes settlement patterns, key events, institutions, architecture, landscape, economics, and the highly distinctive personalities that have molded Athens into what it is today.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Koch, Frances Thomas, Frances Taliaferro Thomas
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2009
• EAN: 9780820330440
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-3044-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Wormsloe Foundation Publicatio; Wormsloe Foundation Publication; Wormsloe Foundation Publicatio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous