{"product_id":"chattanooga-9781531660444","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 Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531660444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Jerry R. Desmond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36657018929308,"sku":"9781531660444","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_50b70932-22da-4e10-a90f-7d1081655099.jpg?v=1603889554","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chattanooga-9781531660444","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}