The Courthouse and the Depot
Download or Read eBook The Courthouse and the Depot PDF written by Wilber W. Caldwell and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Wilber W. Caldwell |
| Publisher | : Mercer University Press |
| Total Pages | : 634 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0865547483 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780865547483 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Courthouse and the Depot by : Wilber W. Caldwell
Book excerpt: Their songs insist that the arrival of the railroad and the appearance of the tiny depot often created such hope that it inspired the construction of the architectural extravaganzas that were the courthouses of the era. In these buildings the distorted myth of the Old South collided head-on with the equally deformed myth of the New South."
