Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. 1 INTRODUCTION 1
5. 2 ATLANTA: IF DIXIE WERE ATLANTA 31
6. 3 MIAMI: THE ETHNIC CAULDRON 58
7. 4 NEW ORLEANS: SUNBELT IN THE SWAMP 100
8. 5 TAMPA: FROM HELL HOLE TO THE GOOD LIFE 138
9. 6 DALLAS-FORT: WORTH MARKETING THE METROPLEX 162
10. 7 HOUSTON: THE GOLDEN BUCKLE OF THE SUNBELT 196
11. 8 OKLAHOMA: CITY BOOMING SOONER 213
12. 9 SAN ANTONIO: THE VICISSITUDES OF BOOSTERISM 235
13. 10 ALBUQUERQUE: CITY AT A CROSSROADS 255
14. 11 LOS ANGELES: IMPROBABLE LOS ANGELES 268
15. 12 PHOENIX THE DESERT METROPOLIS 309
16. 13 SAN DIEGO: THE ANTI-CITY 328
17. CONTRIBUTORS 345