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Earle, Joe

 
9780738586243: Decatur (Images of America)
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ISBN 10: 0738586242 ISBN 13: 9780738586243
Editorial: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2010

Sinopsis

Join author Joe Earle as he recounts the history of Decatur, Georgia's rich and storied past using 200 vintage images.

Decatur proudly proclaims itself a city of ""homes, schools, and places of worship."" While that motto might seem to describe any number of small towns, the words accurately capture the essence of Decatur, a place of fine and humble homes, well-regarded schools, and large, active churches. Founded by the Georgia legislature in 1823 to be the county seat of DeKalb County, Decatur took its name from Commodore Stephen Decatur, a U.S. naval hero of the early 1800s. In the years since, Decatur has grown into a busy suburb of neighboring Atlanta, produced Agnes Scott College, and attracted both the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital and Columbia Theological Seminary. Decatur has been home to fascinating Georgians, including Civil War memoirist Mary Gay and writer Rebecca Latimer Felton, the first woman to be seated as a U.S. senator (if only for a day).

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Veteran newspaper reporter and editor Joe Earle, a longtime Decatur resident, has assembled images from the DeKalb History Center, the archives of churches, and other Decatur institutions to show how the city has changed through the years. These images record Decatur's growth from a quiet country village to a busy community at the center of a populous, suburban county.

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ARCADIA PUB (SC)
Año de publicación
2010
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0738586242
ISBN 13 
9780738586243
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
127
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