Decatur (Postcard History) - Softcover

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Baggs, Jonathan Ford

 
9781467102940: Decatur (Postcard History)

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Established in 1820 on the banks of the Tennessee River, Decatur, Alabama, has always had its destiny tied to the water. It is the city's lifeblood and obstacle.


A railroad, an "iron river" between Tuscumbia and Decatur, was built to overcome the natural obstacle so it could be used as an asset. This effort worked. War, pestilence, economic downturns, labor, and social unrest all imbued residents with a resilience of spirit. Residents knew it, and visitors sometimes described it in quick notes on cardstock. These postcards from Decatur, Alabama, traveled across the land and the world. Presented here for the first time are some of those cards, dating between 1874 and the latter 1970s.

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Jonathan Ford Baggs is a native of Decatur, Alabama. He has spent several decades documenting the city's history as a historian and journalist. This is his second book on aspects of life in the Tennessee Valley.

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ISBN 10:  1540239993 ISBN 13:  9781540239990
Verlag: ARCADIA PUB (SC), 2019
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