Golden Haze of Memory The Making of Historic Charleston

Name: Golden Haze of Memory The Making of Historic Charleston
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ISBN: 9780807855997

ISBN-10: 0807855995

ISBN-13: 9780807855997

Edition: 2005

Authors: Stephanie E. Yuhl

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Charleston, South Carolina, today enjoys a reputation as a destination city for cultural and heritage tourism. In A Golden Haze of Memory, Stephanie E. Yuhl looks back to the crucial period between 1920 and 1940, when local leaders developed Charleston's trademark image as "America's Most Historic City." Eager to assert the national value of their regional cultural traditions and to situate Charleston as a bulwark against the chaos of modern America, these descendants of old-line families downplayed Confederate associations and emphasized the city's colonial and early national prominence. They created a vibrant network of individual artists, literary figures, and organizations--such as the…

Book details

List price: $42.50
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 4/11/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




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