Living Atlanta: An Oral History of the City, 1914-1948

From the memories of everyday experience, Living Atlanta vividly recreates life in the city during the three decades from World War I through World War II—a period in which a small, regional capital became a center of industry, education, finance, commerce, and travel. This profusely illustrated volume draws on nearly two hundred interviews with Atlanta residents who recall, in their own words, "the way it was"—from segregated streetcars to college fraternity parties, from moonshine peddlin...