STEVE GOODSON is an associate professor of history at the State University of West Georgia.
In this well-written treatment, the author manages to maintain the
multiple levels of perspective, never letting anecdote, colorful
characters, or scandal—all part of the story—deviate from the
chronological momentum.
*Bloomsbury Review*
An engaging social history of a city forever torn between
boosterism and insecurity, between progress and provincialism.
*Atlanta Journal-Constitution*
Goodson's study of amusements in Atlanta during this period
provides a fresh perspective on the city's movement toward
modernity. . . . The book is a major contribution to the history of
amusements, the history of Atlanta, and the history of the New
South.
*Journal of Southern History*
Goodson's narrative illuminates southern popular culture in a
detailed account missing from previous monographs on popular
culture. By focusing on a southern city, Goodson does more than
simply describe public amusements in the South. He demonstrates how
historians must be cautious about assumptions regarding the
development of mass culture. . . . Goodson's account of Atlanta and
the rise of public amusements is a book that all readers interested
in culture should read because it challenges previous assumptions
about the evolution of entertainment.
*Georgia Historical Quarterly*
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