Common Threads : Gastonia and Gaston County, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow / written and designed by Sarah Park Rankin.

Author/creator Rankin, Sarah Park author, designer.
Other author Cookson, Alison, writer of foreword.
Other author Gaston Regional Chamber, sponsor.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationMontgomery, Alabama : Ronald P. Beers, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Description157 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 31 cm
Subjects

Contents Part One: -- Portrait of a New South Town -- Scenes from Main Avenue -- A Vanished Past -- Close Knit: Gaston County Mill Villages -- A New South Education -- Serving A New South Community -- Change Comes to a New South Town -- Gaston County Towns -- Reinventing a New South Town -- Part Two: -- Pre-World War II -- World War II -- 1969 -- 1970 -- Today.
Abstract " ... showcases the first decades of the twentieth century, a special period in the history of Gastonia and Gaston County. A model of the boundless energy and optimism of the era, Gastonia served as a perfect example of a New South town. Representing both the New South's opportunities and challenges, Gastonia and other Gaston County towns created community amidst the whirlwind of history. With period photographs and lively writing, Sarah Park Rankin brings these early decades of the early twentieth century to life in a revealing portrait of bustling communities bursting with possibility."--Dust jacket flap
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2014949592
ISBN9780991353446
ISBN0991353447

Availability

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Joyner NC Stacks - Oversize F262.G2 R36 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold