About the Author

HAROLD H. MARTIN (1910-1994) served as a journalist in Atlanta for over thirty years, including much of the time William Hartsfield was mayor, and lectured in journalism at Georgia State University. He is the author of several books, including Georgia: A History and Ralph McGill, Reporter and is coeditor of The Encyclopedia of the South.

Reviews

Martin has presented a warm and engaging portrait of Hartsfield and the city he served.|A useful beginning for the study of Mayor Hartsfield and the Atlanta he described as 'a city too busy to hate.'