Historic Photos of Louisville (eBook)

James C. Anderson (Text von)

eBook Download: EPUB

2006
220 Seiten
Turner Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-61858-650-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark at the falls of the Ohio River, the city of Louisville emerged quickly as a center for river commerce. Through the Civil War, the early twentieth century, two world wars, and into the modern era, Louisville has continued to shine as a great American city steeped in history.Historic Photos of Louisvillecaptures the journey of Kentuckys largest city through hundreds of historic photographs culled from the finest archives in local, national, and private collections. Handsomely bound in one volume and showcased in vivid black-and-white are images of the best-known and many lesser-known landmarks and key moments from the citys past.Join writer James Anderson in this nostalgic look back at penny farthings and the Dixie Flyer automobile, mule-drawn trolleys and the L&N Railroad, bourbon whiskey, the Louisville Slugger, the Flood of 1937, the Sennings European Hotel, the grand Rialto Theater, and of course Churchill Downs, among a potpourri of other fascinating subjects.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2006
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Reihe/Serie: Historic Photos
• Zusatzinfo: b/w photographs
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: black-and-white photography • Coffee Table Book • historic American cities • historic images • historic Louisville • historic photos of Kentucky • Historic Photos of Louisville • Historic Photos series • history of Kentucky • history of Louisville • Kentuckty history • Local History • Louisville • Louisville history • louisville kentucky • Louisville photos • pictorial history • Remembering Louisville
• ISBN-10: 1-61858-650-5 / 1618586505
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61858-650-6 / 9781618586506