The valley and the hills: An illustrated history of Birmingham & Jefferson County

The valley and the hills: An illustrated history of Birmingham & Jefferson County by Atkins, Leah Rawls. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780897810319.

Starting with the Indian tribes that once occupied north Alabama, historian Leah Rawls Atkins delves into the history of her home county with a natives love and a historians thoroughness. The Valley and the Hills highlights the many people who have shaped the history of Birmingham and Jefferson County and traces the areas development from a scattered group of farmers to one of the nations premier industrial cities. The book includes more than 300 photographs, paintings, postcards, advertisements, maps, and lithographs that complement the text and show how the city and country landscape and its people have changed over time.