Description: Gives equal attention to Athens's natural and built environments and their coevolution into one of the modern South's most dynamic small cities. Thomas emphasizes settlement patterns, key events, institutions, architecture, landscape, economics, and the highly distinctive personalities that have molded Athens into what it is today.
Brief description: MARY LEVIN KOCH, an art historian, research consultant, and former resident of Athens, lives in Lexington, Massachusetts. She is a trustee of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. She has published articles in several journals, including Georgia Historical Quarterly, Atlanta History, and Georgia Museum of Art Bulletin.
Review Quotes:
This 'portrait' of a city and county is well-drawn. . . . The writing itself is solid, entertaining, and clear: the prose style is perfectly adapted to this straightforward history of a town that grows into a city.
--Georgia Journal