{"product_id":"atlantas-oakland-cemetery-an-illustrated-history-and-guide-paperback","title":"Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRen Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHelen Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTimothy J. Crimmins\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAtlanta and Environs\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Franklin M. Garrett wrote that Oakland Cemetery is \"Atlanta's most tangible link between the past and the present.\" Within its forty-eight acres are more than seventy thousand personal stories--of settlers and immigrants who forged a city from a rowdy railroad camp, former slaves who carved out lives in a segregated world, soldiers in blue and gray who were cut down in a brutal civil war, and civic and business visionaries who rebuilt the Phoenix City from the ashes of war and carried it to prominence on the international stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, Atlanta's oldest public cemetery remains a must-see destination for anyone interested in the city's colorful story. Past the grieving mien of the Lion of Atlanta, which guards nearly three thousand unknown Confederate soldiers, visitors can pay respect to those who made Atlanta history--former slave Carrie Steele Logan, who founded the first orphanage for African American children; Joseph Jacobs, owner of the pharmacy where Coca-Cola was first served as a fountain drink; Morris and Emanuel Rich, founders of the storied Rich's Department Stores; golfing Grand Slam legend Bobby Jones; \u003ci\u003eGone With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e author Margaret Mitchell; Maynard Jackson, the city's first African American mayor, and many others. Aside from its importance as a historic site, Oakland is among the nation's finest examples of a rural garden cemetery, characteristic of the nineteenth-century movement to transform stark burial grounds into pastoral landscapes for both the repose of the dead and the enjoyment of the living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Ren and Helen Davis's engaging narrative, rich photography, archival images, and detailed maps, \u003ci\u003eAtlanta's Oakland Cemetery\u003c\/i\u003e is a versatile guide for touring the cemetery's landscape of remembrance, as well as a unique way to explore Atlanta's history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Friends Fund Publication. Published in association with the Historic Oakland Foundation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRen Davis (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e REN DAVIS's travel writing and photography have appeared in such places as the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coauthor, with Helen Davis, of several books including \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Walks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Walks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Davis (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e HELEN DAVIS taught for nearly thirty years in Atlanta public and private schools. She is coauthor, with Ren Davis, of several books including \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Walks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Walks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlanta's Oakland Cemetery: An Illustrated History and Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (Georgia). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10 x 8.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618380804403,"sku":"9780820343136","price":42.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WWtnSWMvTFdqMkFWYkhSVWZJNTF4UT09.webp?v=1761904729","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/atlantas-oakland-cemetery-an-illustrated-history-and-guide-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}