A Plague of Bulldozers: Celestine Sibley and Suburban Sprawl
Margaret T. McGehee, Presbyterian College
Essay Sections:
Introduction | Merthiolate-Colored Flags | The Country of Mystery | White Country, Black City | Conclusion | Notes | Recommended Resources
Recommended Resources:
Print Materials:
Allen, Frederick. Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City, 1940-1990. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1996.
Bayor, Ronald H. Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996.
Bisher, Furman, Tom Bennet and Celestine Sibley. Atlanta's Half-Century: As Seen Through the Eyes of Columnists Furman Bisher and Celestine Sibley. Longstreet Press, 1997.
Fleming, Sibley. Celestine Sibley: A Granddaughter's Reminiscence. Athens, GA: Hill Street Press, 2000.
Harmon, David. Beneath the Image of the Civil Rights Movement and Race Relations: Atlanta, Georgia, 1946-1981. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1996.
Keating, Larry. Atlanta: Race, Class, and Urban Expansion. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001.
Kruse, Kevin M. Kruse. White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005.
Lassiter, Matthew D. The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics in the Sunbelt South. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007.
Newman, Harvey K. Southern Hospitality: Tourism and the Growth of Atlanta. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1999.
Pomerantz, Gary M. Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: The Saga of Two Families and the Making of Atlanta. New York: Scribner, 1996.
Sibley, Celestine. A Place Called Sweet Apple: Country Living and Southern Recipes. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 1985.
———. A Plague of Kinfolks: A Kate Mulcay Mystery. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, 1995.
———. Ah, Sweet Mystery. New York: Harper Collins, 1992.
———.Children, My Children. New York: Harper & Row, 1981.
———. Christmas in Georgia . Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1964.
———. Day by Day with Celestine Sibley. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
———. Dear Store: An Affectionate Portrait of Rich's. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967.
———. Dire Happenings at Scratch Ankle: A Kate Mulcay Mystery. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
———. Especially at Christmas. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969.
———. For All Seasons. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1984.
———. "Forward." Atlanta: A Brave and Beautiful City, by Peter Beney. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 1986.
———.Jincey New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
———. Mothers Are Always Special. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970.
———. Peachtree Street U.S.A. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1963.
———. The Sweet Apple Gardening Book. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972.
———. Small Blessings . Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977.
———. Spider in the Sink. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.
———. Straight as an Arrow: A Kate Mulcay Mystery. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
———. The Malignant Heart. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958.
———. Tokens of Myself. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1990.
———. Turned Funny. New York: HarperCollins, 1988.
———.Young'uns: A Celebration. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.
Stone, Clarence. Regime Politics: Governing Atlanta, 1946-1988. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 1989.
Links:
Duffy, Kevin. "Metro Atlanta's empty lots suffer neglect." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 4 June 2008.
http://www.ajc.com/homefinder/content/business/stories/2008/06/04/
empty_lots_atlanta.html?cxntlid=inform_artr
Eldridge, Richard L. "Celestine Sibley's Sweet Apple still filled with sweet memories."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 19 September 2006.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2006/09/19/celestine_sible.html
Kundell, James E. and Margaret Myszewski. "Urban Sprawl," New Georgia Encyclopedia.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-763
Purcell, Kim. "Celestine Sibley (1914-1999)," New Georgia Encyclopedia.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1250
Weise, Andrew. "African American Suburban Development in Atlanta," Southern Spaces. http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2006/wiese/1a.htm
Allen, Frederick. Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City, 1940-1990. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1996.
Bayor, Ronald H. Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996.
Bisher, Furman, Tom Bennet and Celestine Sibley. Atlanta's Half-Century: As Seen Through the Eyes of Columnists Furman Bisher and Celestine Sibley. Longstreet Press, 1997.
Fleming, Sibley. Celestine Sibley: A Granddaughter's Reminiscence. Athens, GA: Hill Street Press, 2000.
Harmon, David. Beneath the Image of the Civil Rights Movement and Race Relations: Atlanta, Georgia, 1946-1981. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1996.
Keating, Larry. Atlanta: Race, Class, and Urban Expansion. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2001.
Kruse, Kevin M. Kruse. White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005.
Lassiter, Matthew D. The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics in the Sunbelt South. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007.
Newman, Harvey K. Southern Hospitality: Tourism and the Growth of Atlanta. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1999.
Pomerantz, Gary M. Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: The Saga of Two Families and the Making of Atlanta. New York: Scribner, 1996.
Sibley, Celestine. A Place Called Sweet Apple: Country Living and Southern Recipes. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, 1985.
———. A Plague of Kinfolks: A Kate Mulcay Mystery. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press, 1995.
———. Ah, Sweet Mystery. New York: Harper Collins, 1992.
———.Children, My Children. New York: Harper & Row, 1981.
———. Christmas in Georgia . Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1964.
———. Day by Day with Celestine Sibley. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
———. Dear Store: An Affectionate Portrait of Rich's. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967.
———. Dire Happenings at Scratch Ankle: A Kate Mulcay Mystery. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
———. Especially at Christmas. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969.
———. For All Seasons. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, 1984.
———. "Forward." Atlanta: A Brave and Beautiful City, by Peter Beney. Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 1986.
———.Jincey New York: Simon and Schuster, 1978.
———. Mothers Are Always Special. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970.
———. Peachtree Street U.S.A. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1963.
———. The Sweet Apple Gardening Book. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972.
———. Small Blessings . Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977.
———. Spider in the Sink. New York: Harper Collins, 1997.
———. Straight as an Arrow: A Kate Mulcay Mystery. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
———. The Malignant Heart. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958.
———. Tokens of Myself. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1990.
———. Turned Funny. New York: HarperCollins, 1988.
———.Young'uns: A Celebration. New York: Harper & Row, 1982.
Stone, Clarence. Regime Politics: Governing Atlanta, 1946-1988. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 1989.
Links:
Duffy, Kevin. "Metro Atlanta's empty lots suffer neglect." Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 4 June 2008.
http://www.ajc.com/homefinder/content/business/stories/2008/06/04/
empty_lots_atlanta.html?cxntlid=inform_artr
Eldridge, Richard L. "Celestine Sibley's Sweet Apple still filled with sweet memories."
Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 19 September 2006.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/peachbuzz/entries/2006/09/19/celestine_sible.html
Kundell, James E. and Margaret Myszewski. "Urban Sprawl," New Georgia Encyclopedia.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-763
Purcell, Kim. "Celestine Sibley (1914-1999)," New Georgia Encyclopedia.
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1250
Weise, Andrew. "African American Suburban Development in Atlanta," Southern Spaces. http://www.southernspaces.org/contents/2006/wiese/1a.htm
Essay Sections:
Introduction | Merthiolate-Colored Flags | The Country of Mystery | White Country, Black City | Conclusion | Notes | Recommended Resources
