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An Ornament to the City: Old Mobile Ironwork
John S. Sledge
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Description for An Ornament to the City: Old Mobile Ironwork
Hardcover. The "iron lace" that graces the businesses, homes, squares, and cemeteries of Mobile, Alabama, is as vital a part of that southern port city. Looking at how ornamental cast iron defines Mobile's heart and soul, this work explains how the local iron industry developed and then fiercely competed with big northern foundries. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 duotone photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; AMC; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 279 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1093.
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 now, 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 ... Read more
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 now, 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820327006
SKU
V9780820327006
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About John S. Sledge
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.
Reviews for An Ornament to the City: Old Mobile Ironwork
John Sledge recounts the entire saga of Mobile's ironwork. His special gift for telling the human side of the story further enriches this splendid contribution to our understanding of how an evolving technology merged with aesthetic sensibility on the southern urban scene. - Robert Gamble, Chief Architectural Historian, Alabama Historical Commission ""A fine addition to the shelf of books on ... Read more