Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family

by Gary M. Pomerantz

Overview

"A fascinating tale of two cities told through the rise of two of Atlanta's most illustrious political families...highly significant in what it reveals about ambition, hard work, success, and race relations."—David Levering Lewis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140265095
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/01/1997
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	688
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Gary M. Pomerantz, historian, journalist and Stanford University lecturer, is the author of six nonfiction books on topics ranging from history to sports to civil rights. His first, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn, on Atlanta's racial conscience, was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He also authored WILT, 1962, about Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point game (a New York Times Editors' List selection), Nine Minutes, Twenty Seconds, about an aviation crash, and The Devil's Tickets about a Jazz Age murder and trial. His most recent book, Their Life's Work, a narrative about the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, explores football's gifts and costs. For the past twelve years, he has taught reporting and writing at Stanford's Graduate Program in Journalism.

Table of Contents

Family Tree
Historic Time Line
Preface

PART I OLD SOUTH
PART II THE PATRIARCHS ARRIVE
PART III NEW SOUTH CAPITAL
PART IV SEGREGATED CITY
PART V CIVIL RIGHTS
PART VI BLACK CITY GOVERNMENT
PART VII OLYMPIC CITY

Epilogue
Source Notes
Author's Note
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Editorial Reviews

A Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times

 “The definitive history of Atlanta’s turmoil and triumph from the Civil War until now.” — USA Today

“A magnificent piece of writing, a beautiful tapestry of prose in which the stories of two of Atlanta’s most celebrated families have been woven densely into the history of the city itself.” — New York Times Book Review

"Through rich details and vibrant characterizations, the author delivers a comprehensive overview of the struggle for civil rights in a major Southern city." — Publishers Weekly

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