The indelible stamp of the New Deal can be seen across American in
the public works projects that modernized the country even as they
provided employment during the Great Depression. Tennessee, in
particular, benefited from the surge in federal construction. The
New Deal not only left the state with many public buildings and
schools that are still in active use, but is conservation and
reclamation efforts also changed the lives of Tennesseans for
generations to come.
In Tennessee's New Deal Landscape, Caroll Van West examines over
250 historic sites created from 1933 to 1942: courthouses, post
offices, community buildings, schools, and museums, along with the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Cherokee National Forest,
and the dams and reservoirs of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He
describes the significant and impact of each project and provides
maps to guide readers to the sites described.
West discusses architectural styles that are often difficult to
identity, and his lively narrative points out some of the paradoxes
of New Deal projects-such as the proliferation of leisure parks
during the nation's darkest hours. In highlighting these projects,
he shows that Tennessee owes much not only to TVA but also to many
other agencies and individuals who left their mark on the landscape
through roads, levees, and reforested hillsides as well as
buildings.
An invaluable resource for travelers as well as scholars, this
book reveals a legacy of historic treasures that are well worth
preserving.
The Author: Carroll Van West is projects manager for the Center
of Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University. The
author of Tennessee's Historic Landscapes, he most recently edited
the volumes Tennessee History: The Land, the People, and the
Culture and the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. He
is also senior editor of the Tennessee Historic Quarterly.
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