Atlanta, Cradle of the New South

“An unparalleled introduction to the history of nineteenth-century Atlanta. . . . Link’s pioneering and engaging study merits the attention of professional historians and general readers alike.” — Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

“This is an important book, and William Link shows that Atlanta was indeed a place where the past and the future, the Civil War and the New South, race and economics, and memory and reality converged.” — North Carolina Historical Review

“No reader will come away . . . doubting Atlanta’s status as the cradle of the New South.” — Journal of Southern History

“Link has . . . uncovered some fascinating stories of how Atlanta became such a symbol in a contest over the memory of the war and the meaning of the South’s future.” — American Historical Review

“Its strength lies in its detailed explication of the New South narrative of destruction and rebirth and its successful exclusion of African Americans.” — Georgia Historical Quarterly

“Meticulously researched . . . Link’s book is a well-crafted study well worth the attention of those interested in the early dynamics of race relations.” — H-Net Reviews

“Give[s] us a better sense of why Atlanta serves well as an exemplar of this era in the South’s history.” — Journal of American History

“Recommended. Undergraduate libraries and up.” — CHOICE

“Filled with useful information and is richly detailed.” — Journal of American Studies

“A most welcome addition to studies on Atlanta’s role as the birthplace of Henry Grady’s New South.” — West Virginia History