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Until now, its story has never been fully told. The city's ornate iron balconies, dozens of which still remain, elicited the greatest wonder, then as now. Author: John S. Sledge. Format: Hardback. Item Weight: 333g.

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The iron lace that graces the businesses, homes, squares, and cemeteries of Mobile, Alabama, is as vital a part of that southern port city as it is of New Orleans, Charleston, and Savannah. Until w, its story has never been fully told. In this attractive volume, John S. Sledge's rich narrative, combined with evocative historic images and Sheila Hagler's stunning contemporary photographs, eloquently conveys as never before how ornamental cast iron defines Mobile's heart and soul. Cast iron was the wonder of the Victorian age, according to Sledge. In Mobile, the material's diverse applications were on display in hulking locomotives and boilers, flamboyant fountains, imposing fences, and endless other forms and structures. The city's ornate iron balconies, dozens of which still remain, elicited the greatest wonder, then as w. Local publications have long extolled Mobile's enchanting ironwork. Only w, however, has the subject been situated within national trends in design, industry, and consumer tastes. It is a colorful saga featuring rawboned iron founders, artisan slaves, hustling salesmen, conniving architects, willful plunderers, romantic artists, and dedicated preservationists. Drawing on rare surviving business records and other archival sources, Sledge skillfully reconstructs how the local iron industry developed and then fiercely competed with big rthern foundries. As a working preservationist, Sledge pays particular attention to how many of Mobile's most splendid ornamental iron pieces have weathered hard times, natural disasters, and misguided development to remain a delight for tourists and residents alike. Hagler's beautiful photographs provide a powerful and sometimes moody visual accompaniment to this fascinating tale.

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Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-10
082032700x
ISBN-13
9780820327006
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95977485

Product Key Features

Author
John S. Sledge
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Architecture
Type
Textbook

Dimensions

Weight
1093g
Height
279mm
Width
279mm

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Photographs by
Sheila Hagler
Place of Publication
Georgia
Spine
16mm
Content Note
80 Duotone Photos
Author Biography
John S. Sledge is an architectural historian for the Mobile Historic Development Commission and Book Editor for the Mobile Register. Sheila Hagler is a professional photographer living in Grand Bay, Alabama. Sledge and Hagler previously collaborated on Cities of Silence, an illustrated study of Mobile's historic cemeteries.
Date of Publication
15/09/2006
Genre
Architecture
Country of Publication
United States

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