Sandhill Cities: Metropolitan Ambitions in Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, Georgia - Hardcover

by J. Mark Souther (Author), David Goldfield (Editor)

Sandhill Cities is a comparative history of Augusta, Columbus, and Macon, Georgia, in the twentieth century. Weaving together southern, urban, and environmental history, J. Mark Souther narrates urban boosters' hopes and actions in their pursuit of metropolitan stature in three midsized cities situated along the fall line running through the middle of the state.

Author Biography

J. Mark Souther is professor of history at Cleveland State University. He is the author of New Orleans on Parade: Tourism and the Transformation of the Crescent City.