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Summary: The South has risen
Comment: Pomerantz hit the high water mark of urban histories by providing an intimate picture of the
emergence of the South's premier inter-racial city, Atlanta, from the standpoint of the two
families---one once slave and the other slave owner---who helped to shape its progressive destiny.

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Summary: This Is A Great Way To Learn About Atlanta's History
Comment: As a recent transplant to the city of Atlanta, I didn't know much about Atlanta's history. And as
an African American woman with grandparents who left the South in search of bigger opportunities in
the North, I was more aware of the racism than I was of how and who ushered in the social and
economic change that created more opportunities for my generation. The book is extremely well
written and once I started I couldn't put it down. This is great way to learn about history.
Anyone interested in Atlanta's history in particular and American history in general should read
this book!!!!!!

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Summary: The making of a city
Comment: This book not only is about two families but also about how those two families influenced and built
one of the great metropolises of America. Greatly narrated and beautifully told.

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Summary: A Wonderful Read
Comment: I've read several of Gary's books and found this one to be an amazing work of not only scholarship
and very detailed research but it was also very readable. Some people may be put off by the sheer
size of the book but once I was hooked (it took a few pages), I really couldn't put it down until I
was done.

Luckily, I was on a cruise and quite a few sea days to lie back in the sun
and savour this wonderful book.

I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone interest in how the
South was transformed (both intentionally and unintentionally) by a small number of people with not
only immense vision but also immense bravery and a sense of justice.

Bravo Gary!

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Summary: The real Atlanta history
Comment: I am a native Georgian and raised in Metro Atlanta. This book opened my understanding of how, what,
when and who made this city and why our state is so political about everything. Unfortunately, the
race factor will always play a role in how we view and operate the local and state governments. This
book just makes it clearer for anyone who works, lives and does business in Georgia. All Georgia
history teachers should read this book. It would make Georgia history so much better for 8th graders
and make them think. This is a must for reference material.

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