{"product_id":"9781684420100","title":"Historic Photos of Mobile","description":"Author: Carol Ellis\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781684420100\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Turner\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Jul 2008\u003cbr\u003ePages: 202 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMobile's long history includes joyous Mardi Gras celebrations and tragic natural disasters. Civil War and segregation, shipping and manufacturing, dirt streets and booming wharves are part of its fascinating story. Cargo shipped to and from its busy docks gradually shifted from cotton to timber to bananas to manufactured goods. In World War II, its population grew exponentially as the city became an important shipbuilder for America's arsenal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric Photos of Mobiletransports readers to a time of hoop skirts and horse-drawn carriages, then shows them how the city changed during the first half of the twentieth century. Timeless, rarely seen, black-and-white images capture historic colleges, family-owned shops, the longest American flag ever displayed, hurricane damage, social change, tall ships, and scenes of daily life in generations long gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924722892958,"sku":"ING-9781684420100","price":58.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781684420100.jpg?v=1782952187","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781684420100","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}