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The secret trust of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault
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Janice Sumler-Edmond |
"In this biography set in nineteenth-century Savannah, Georgia, Janice L. Sumler-Edmond resurrects the life and times of Aspasia Cruvellier Mirault, a free woman of color whose story was until now lo… |
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Where Peachtree meets Sweet Auburn
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Gary Pomerantz |
There is an intersection in Atlanta where two worlds meet; where the architecture changes dramatically, the texture of the buildings reflecting two histories, separate and distinct. It is a crossing … |
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A changing wind
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Wendy Hamand Venet |
"In 1845, Atlanta was the last stop at the end of a railroad line, the home of just twelve families and three general stores. By the 1860s, it was a thriving Confederate city, second only to Richmond… |
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The evidence of things not seen
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James Baldwin |
This edition of a classic work by one of America’s premier writers offers a new Foreword by Derrick Bell (with Janet Dewart Bell) to the 1995 paperback edition, and is as meaningful today as it was w… |
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Highbrows, hillbillies, & hellfire
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Steve Goodson |
"Steve Goodson's social and cultural history of the New South's "Gate City" looks at the variety of public amusements available to Atlantans from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of the Great Dep… |
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