A Central Park of their Own: Public Parks and the New South Movement, 1865-1920

A Central Park of their Own: Public Parks and the New South Movement, 1865-1920

The end of the Civil War, the demise of the Confederacy, and the abolition of slavery brought economic, political, and social tumult to the South. Cities and railroads lay in ruins, millions of dollars of southern capital (much of it in the form of human chattel) was lost, conservative governments w...

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Main Author: Gallo, Steve
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
New South
Southern United States
urbanisation
urban history
public parks
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/64890/

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