Time and Place in New Orleans: Past Geographies in the Present Day Book

I got this book as a birthday present and I was really not that excited about it. I lived in Druid Hills for a while so I thought I'd give it a try. When I read it I was extremely impressed with how the author is able to make some pretty boring stuff really interesting. I liked the little anecdotal stories that seemed to pop up every time I was getting a little bored. The story about Asa Candler's son having a zoo on Briarcliff was wonderfully written and totally captured my imagination. I felt like I was there. I was also impressed with the amount of research Mr. Hartle did for this work. All in all a superb read if you're even somewhat interested in Atlanta history