{"product_id":"chattanooga-9780738589992","title":"Chattanooga","description":"Beautifully situated on the Tennessee River between the Cumberland\u003cbr\u003ePlateau and the Great Smoky Mountains, Chattanooga has a history as\u003cbr\u003efascinating and diverse as it is long. Chattanooga began as a river landing, \u003cbr\u003eand when residents of the small frontier settlement of Ross s Landing\u003cbr\u003emet in 1838 to decide upon a new name for their community, they could\u003cbr\u003enot have foreseen the changes that would affect the community they\u003cbr\u003enamed Chattanooga.\u003cbr\u003eWithin a few years of the 1849 arrival of the first train of the Western\u003cbr\u003eand Atlantic Railroad, Chattanooga became an important communications\u003cbr\u003ecrossroads: the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary\u003cbr\u003eRidge were fought in 1863 to determine control of this strategically crucial\u003cbr\u003elocation. If these conflicts played a part in deciding the fate of the nation, \u003cbr\u003ethey also decided the future of Chattanooga. Although the war ravaged\u003cbr\u003ethe countryside and destroyed city buildings, it also brought new life: \u003cbr\u003eUnion soldiers and entrepreneurs alike recognized the economic potential\u003cbr\u003eof the area and not only rebuilt Chattanooga and Hamilton County, but\u003cbr\u003etransformed the region into a progressive industrial center of the South.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738589992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Jerry R. Desmond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38016574423221,"sku":"9780738589992","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_802eabc6-8030-48fc-8679-20d730fe0a1c.jpg?v=1609159943","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chattanooga-9780738589992","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}