Asheville Volume Two (NC)

By Jan Kahn, Sue Greenberg, Sue Greenberg And

Book Overview

Authors Sue Greenberg and Jan Kahn once again delve into Asheville's rich past. This new companion to the acclaimed Asheville: Volume I resumes our look at this colorful city in the mountains.

In its early days, Asheville quickly developed into a resort getaway for those seeking fresh air and high society during the late 1800s. This intriguing book continues our journey, this time taking us from the end of World War I to the 1960s. The over 200 rare postcards presented here show how Asheville emerged from a period of hard times brought on by a great flood and a country at war. Once World War I ended, a feeling of newfound freedom overtook Asheville's citizens and the fast tempo of the earlier days soon resumed. Asheville once again became a destination for travelers - this time the automobile brought sightseers to the mountains and many new roadside motels and restaurants thrived.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738543993
• ISBN13: 9780738543994
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"