A concise and engaging history that traces Greenville’s development from backcountry settlement to one of America’s best small cities
Today, Greenville, South Carolina, is regularly included on lists of the best cities and places to live in the United States. The present-day site of technological innovation nestled in the Piedmont of America’s Southeast, Greenville is promoted as a future-oriented city and weekend getaway for tourists interested in art, culture, nature, and cuisine. In this lively historical account illustrated with sixty images, author Judith T. Bainbridge invites readers to explore the full expanse of Greenville’s history, from its earliest days as Cherokee hunting grounds, to its development as a western outpost settlement and later a nineteenth-century summer resort. From the economic boom brought by the textile industry, to the bust of the Great Depression, and finally to the revitalization of the downtown as a haven for business and tourism in the twenty-first century, Bainbridge charts the development of this dynamic city.
Author: Judith T. Bainbridge
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 05/28/2024
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.98h x 8.01w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9781643364674
Language: English
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