Tuscaloosa Through Time

Author(s): Serena Blount

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Series: America Through Time
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9781635000696
Related Topics: Alabama, America Through Time, South

DESCRIPTION

Over its two hundred years of history, the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, has held a prominent position within the state, not only as home to the state's flagship university, but also taking turns as the State Capitol, as the location for the state mental health hospital, as the site of Civil War conflict, and as a Civil Rights landmark.

A locale marked by rapid growth at the time of its formal incorporation, today's Tuscaloosa replicates that rapid development—witnessing industrial and commercial growth, a rising population, and an expanding University.

Yet residents of contemporary Tuscaloosa are never far from their history and forebears, for beautiful reminders of its past dot the city and lend to its grace and charms, while uglier aspects of that past lend to its self-awareness and point the way toward more enlightened and just self-governance.

Indeed, this rich and varied history claims for Tuscaloosa a compelling position in American memory.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)

Serena Blount earned her bachelor’s degree from Mississippi University for Women and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Alabama in the field of American Literature. She lives in one of Tuscaloosa’s historic districts and is currently compiling historical documents relating to the settlement of Newtown, which slightly predates the establishment of Tuscaloosa, and which was once Tuscaloosa’s County primary commercial center.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781635000696
Publisher: America Through Time
Date: 07/30/2018
State: Alabama
Series: America Through Time
Images: 167 Black And White
Pages: 96
Dimensions: 6.5 (w) x 9.25 (h)

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