Author : Steve Goodson
Release : 2002
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 190/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Highbrows, Hillbillies & Hellfire by : Steve Goodson
Download or read book Highbrows, Hillbillies & Hellfire written by Steve Goodson. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While the general populace hungered for novelty and diversion, middle-class Atlantans, white and black, saw entertainment as a source of - or threat to - status and respectability. Goodson traces the roots of this tension to the city's rapid and problematic growth, its uncomfortably diverse population, and its multiplying ties to national markets. At the same time he portrays some lively individuals who shaped Atlanta's entertainment scene. Among them are impresario Laurent DeGive, tightrope walker Professor Leon, patent-medicine salesman Yellowstone Kit, country music great Fiddlin' John Carson, and blues legends Bessie Smith and Blind Willie McTell.