A symbol of both the Old and the New South, Atlanta is as grand a city as it is hard to define. Consider the many nicknames it has been graced with throughout its fascinating historyùfrom The Termi1/4nus, The Gate City, The Phoenix, and The Capital of the South to The City Too Busy to Hate, The City of Trees, Hotlanta, and The Big Peach. It Happened in Atlanta goes behind the scenes to tell its story, in short episodes that reveal the intriguing people and events that have shaped Atlanta. Learn how the Battle of Atlanta in the sweltering summer of 1864 turned by fall into the Burning of Atlanta, which leveled more than 4,100 of the 4,500 buildings in town. Sing Atlanta's praises along with New York's Metropolitan Opera, which in 1912. declared Atlanta as the world's only other city that could host its operas. Join everyone who was anyone at Loew's Grand Theater on December 15, 1939, for the long-awaited premiere of Gone With the Wind. Book jacket.