Montgomery, the Capital City of Alabama: Her Resources and Advantages

Montgomery Real Estate Agents‘ Association, MontgoProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3
Word count
50K words
Chapters
6

Tags

English Originals Historical Geography Business DecisionsLocal GazetteerUrban ResourcesSocial ObservationDocumentary Narrative19th CenturyRegional AdvantageAmerican South

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Montgomery, the Capital City of Alabama: Her Resources and AdvantagesAuthor: Montgomery Real Estate Agents' Association, Montgomery, Ala.,Language: English, Class: F296: United States local history: Gulf States. West Florida, Release Date: Jan 21, 2012

Editor's review

This is a promotional local publication compiled by the Montgomery Real Estate Board, a typical late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century American municipal booster tract. Its value lies not in literary merit or scholarly depth but in the specific slice of time and place it captures: how local business groups of the era used systematic prose, data, and rhetoric to sell a Southern capital city to prospective settlers and investors. Organized around resources, climate, transportation, education, and investment opportunities, the narrative serves as primary material for urban and business history and reflects the period's discourse of intercity competition and self-promotion in the American South. It should be read as a historical source rather than a contemporary travel guide, with attention to its argumentative structure, selective presentation, and period biases. Suitable for readers researching Southern urban history, local promotional literature, or business history, and as supplementary reading for those with a specific interest in Alabama history.

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Reading tips

  1. Begin with the table of contents and preface to grasp the argumentative framework of the promotional text, then read the resource and investment chapters by topic.
  2. Note exaggerated rhetoric and data sources as you read, using them as clues for analyzing the discourse of the era.
  3. Read alongside general works on Southern urban history to avoid mistaking promotional claims for objective fact.

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FAQ

Is this book a contemporary travel guide to Montgomery? No. It is a promotional local publication compiled by the Montgomery Real Estate Board, reflecting the city as it was at the time of publication and the commercial aims behind it. It is best used as historical material, not as a current travel or living guide.
Can I understand it without a background in American history? The text is in English and centers on the city's resources and advantages. The language is not especially difficult, but without background knowledge it is easy to mistake promotional rhetoric for objective description. Readers are advised to first learn the basic outlines of Southern urbanization, or to read it as a historical source rather than a general introduction.
Where does the electronic edition come from, and what is the reading experience like? The book was released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain e-book, typically available in plain text and other formats that facilitate searching and excerpting. The layout is plain and better suited to on-screen reading and textual analysis than to readers seeking elegant typography.

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About the author

Montgomery Real Estate Agents‘ Association, Montgo Author

The Montgomery Real Estate Agents' Association is an industry collective signing body composed mainly of real estate practitioners in Montgomery, Alabama, in the United States. Public information about the association's founding date, organizational structure, and specific functions is limited; at present, its editorial direction can only be glimpsed from the work held in the collection. The book it compiled, Montgomery, the Capital City of Alabama: Her Resources and Advantages, is a local promotional and resource-introduction publication intended to give readers a systematic account of Montgomery's urban profile, economic resources, and development advantages. Publications of this kind were usually compiled by local industry groups and are marked by strong practicality and local color; they served purposes such as attracting investment, encouraging in-migration, and promoting the city's image, while also preserving for later generations first-hand material on the city's development at the time.