{"product_id":"asheville-a-history-9780786431762","title":"Asheville: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nan K. Chase\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: United States - State \u0026amp; Local - South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Asheville, North Carolina, grew from humble beginnings as a hamlet for local livestock handlers to become one of the most culturally and artistically diverse cities in the South. The city experienced a quick rise to prosperity in the late 19th century under the influence of wealthy benefactors including George W. Vanderbilt and E.W. Grove. A devastating downturn during the Great Depression was followed by slow economic revitalization up until the late 1970s. In the 1990s, however Asheville entered boom time, a period that reestablished the city as a popular retreat for tourists, artists, and retirees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here in this book is all the fascinating history of Asheville, complete with a rich array of photographs. Multiple appendices reveal details concerning many lesser-known aspects of Asheville's unique history, including city buildings designed by architects Richard Sharp Smith and Douglas D. Ellington, and city projects funded by philanthropist Julian Price.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46889152774295,"sku":"9780786431762","price":2856.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786431762.webp?v=1770263611","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/asheville-a-history-9780786431762","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}