Historic Photos of Nashville
By the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Nashville was a vibrant cultural center of the South. Through the Civil War reconstruction, two world wars, and into a modern era, Nashville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong independent culture of its citizens.
This volume, Historic Photos of Nashville, captures this journey through still photography from the finest archives of the city, state and private collections. From the Civil War, Exposition and the great fire of 1916, Historic Photos of Nashville follows life, government, education, and disasters throughout Nashville's history. The book captures unique and rare scenes and events through the original lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking duo tone these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
Looking for more Nashville history? Check out the companion title Historic Photos of Nashville in the 50s, 60s, and 70s.
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Book details
- Author
- Jan Duke
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Tennessee history · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · Civil War · local history · American cities · historical photographs
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369080
About the author
JAN DUKE is a writer and historian based in Cheatham County, outside Nashville, Tennessee, whose published work spans articles, websites, and books on Nashville history. Her recent books include Remembering Nashville and Historic Photos of Nashville.
Duke served as editor of nashville.about.com, an award-winning website, and has written for La Campana del Sur, Ireland’s Own magazine, and the University of Regensburg, Germany.
Duke is a lifetime member of the Cheatham County Historical Society and of First Families of Tennessee, a project of the East Tennessee Historical Society documenting the state’s earliest residents prior to statehood in 1796.
Jan lives in Cheatham County, outside Nashville, Tennessee.