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008			130531s2013 miu o 00 0 eng d
020			_a9780472029204
020			_a0472029207
020			_z9780472118793 (hardback)
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020			_z047211879X
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050	0	0	_aF574.I35 _bS74 2013
082	0	0	_a977.4/68 _223
100	1		_aStephens, Ronald Jemal.
245	1	0	_aIdlewild _h[electronic resource] : _bthe rise, decline, and rebirth of a unique African American resort town / _cRonald J. Stephens.
260			_aAnn Arbor : _bUniversity of Michigan Press/Regional, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a" In 1912, white land developers founded Idlewild, an African American resort community in western Michigan. Over the following decades, the town became one of the country's foremost vacation destinations for the black middle class, during its peak drawing tens of thousands of visitors annually and hosting the era's premier entertainers, such as The Four Tops, Della Reese, Brook Benton, and George Kirby. With the civil rights movement and the resulting expansion of recreation options available to African Americans, Idlewild suffered a sharp social and economic decline, and by the early 1980s the town had become a struggling retirement community in the midst of financial and political crises. Meticulously researched and unearthing never-before-seen historical material, Ronald J. Stephens's book examines the rapid rise and decline of this pivotal landmark in African American and leisure history, in the process exploring intersections among race, class, tourism, entertainment, and historic preservation in the United States. Featuring a wealth of fieldwork on contemporary Idlewild, the book also takes a candid look at recent revitalization efforts and analyzes the possibilities for a future resurgence of this national treasure"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
651		0	_aIdlewild (Mich.) _xSocial conditions.
651		0	_aIdlewild (Mich.) _xSocial life and customs.
651		0	_aIdlewild (Mich.) _xHistory.
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _zMichigan _zIdlewild _xSocial conditions.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _zMichigan _zIdlewild _xSocial life and customs.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans _zMichigan _zIdlewild _xHistory.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780472029204/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34388 _d34388