| Preface |
ix |
Introduction: On Making and Re-Making History
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1 |
| Part 1: Apex through Time |
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1. From Bog to Beaver: The Log Pond Era
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3 |
2. From Beaver to Birth: Apex Comes into Its Own
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17 |
3. From Birth to Boom: Laying the Foundation for Prosperity
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25 |
4. From Boom to Bust: The Tobacco Economy Goes up in Smoke
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41 |
| Part 2: Apex High Point |
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5. Establishing the Faith: Religious Life in the Log Pond Era
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55 |
6. Keeping the Faith: Religious Life in Early Apex
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71 |
7. Staying Sober: Ardent Spirits versus Spiritual Ardency
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85 |
8. Getting Schooled: The Development of Secondary Education
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95 |
9. Staying Alive: Health and Health Care in Early Apex
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117 |
10. Building Bridges (and Walls): Fraternizing in Early Apex
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137 |
11. Keeping Cool: Patrick Dowd and the “Hard-shell” Controversies
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153 |
12. Sitting Pretty: The Union Depot and Other Landmarks
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165 |
| Part 3: Apex Archives |
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13. Memories of Slavery and the Civil War
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189 |
14. Memories of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
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205 |
15. Documents: Records of Early Apex
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257 |
16. Maps: Locations in and around Early Apex
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287 |
| Epilogue: The Day That Time Stood Still |
297 |
| Notes |
305 |
| Notes on Photographs, Illustrations, and Maps |
319 |
| Names Index |
325 |
| General Index |
335 |