An Ornament to the City: Old Mobile Ironwork

by John S. Sledge

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082032700X
• ISBN13: 9780820327006
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.2" x 11.3"