Author: LeRoy Albert MartinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
A History of Tennessee Wesleyan College
Author: LeRoy Albert MartinA History of Tennessee and Tennesseans
Author: Will Thomas HalePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tennessee
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
A Bibliography of Tennessee History, 1973-1996
Author: W. Calvin DickinsonPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572330320
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
With some 6,000 entries, A Bibliography of Tennessee History will prove to be an invaluable resource for anyone--students, historians, librarians, genealogists--engaged in researching Tennessee's rich and colorful past. A sequel to Sam B. Smith's invaluable 1973 work, Tennessee History: A Bibliography, this book follows a similar format and includes published books and essays, as well as many unpublished theses and dissertations, that have become available during the intervening years. The volume begins with sections on Reference, Natural History, and Native Americans. Its divisions then follow the major periods of the state's history: Before Statehood, State Development, Civil War, Late Nineteenth Century, Early Twentieth Century, and Late Twentieth Century. Sections on Literature and County Histories round out the book. Included is a helpful subject index that points the reader to particular persons, places, incidents, or topics. Substantial sections in this index highlight women's history and African American history, two areas in which scholarship has proliferated during the past two decades. The history of entertainment in Tennessee is also well represented in this volume, including, for example, hundreds of citations for writings about Elvis Presley and for works that treat Nashville and Memphis as major show business centers. The Literature section, meanwhile, includes citations for fiction and poetry relating to Tennessee history as well as for critical works about Tennessee writers. Throughout, the editors have strived to achieve a balance between comprehensive coverage and the need to be selective. The result is a volume that will benefit researchers for years to come. The Editors: W. Calvin Dickinson is professor of history at Tennessee Technological University. Eloise R. Hitchcock is head reference librarian at the University of the South.
Contributions to American Educational History
Author: Herbert Baxter AdamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Tennessee Legends and Lore
Author: Dr. Alan N. BrownPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439677123
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Spooky Side of the Volunteer State Tennessee is steeped in legend. From strange sightings to odd and macabre crimes, the Volunteer State is no stranger to lore. Author Alan Brown details the haunts, troubling crimes and spooky past.
Centennial History of American Methodism
Author: John AtkinsonCentennial History of American Methodism, Inclusive of Its Ecclesiastical Organization in 1784 and Its Subsequent Development Under the Superintendency of Francis Asbury
Author: John AtkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Methodist Church
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Report
Author: National Endowment for the HumanitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Endowments
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism
Author: Durwood DunnPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621900169
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Civil War in Southern Appalachian Methodism addresses a much-neglected topic in both Appalachian and Civil War history—the role of organized religion in the sectional strife and the war itself. Meticulously researched, well written, and full of fresh facts, this new book brings an original perspective to the study of the conflict and the region. In many important respects, the actual Civil War that began in 1861 unveiled an internal civil war within the Holston Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South—comprising churches in southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, and a small portion of northern Georgia—that had been waged surreptitiously for the previous five decades. This work examines the split within the Methodist Church that occurred with mounting tensions over the slavery question and the rise of the Confederacy. Specifically, it looks at how the church was changing from its early roots as a reform movement grounded in a strong local pastoral ministry to a church with a more intellectual, professionalized clergy that often identified with Southern secessionists. The author has mined an exhaustive trove of primary sources, especially the extensive, yet often-overlooked minutes from frequent local and regional Methodist gatherings. He has also explored East Tennessee newspapers and other published works on the topic. The author’s deep research into obscure church records and other resources results not only in a surprising interpretation of the division within the Methodist Church but also new insights into the roles of African Americans, women, and especially lay people and local clergy in the decades prior to the war and through its aftermath. In addition, Dunn presents important information about what the inner Civil War was like in East Tennessee, an area deeply divided between Union and Confederate sympathizers. Students and scholars of religious history, southern history, and Appalachian studies will be enlightened by this volume and its bold new way of looking at the history of the Methodist Church and this part of the nation.
Routledge Library Editions: Higher Education
Author: VariousPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429790414
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 9066
Book Description
The volumes in this set, originally published between 1964 and 2002, draw together research by leading academics in the area of higher education, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volume examines the concepts of learning, teaching, student experience and administration in relation to the higher education through the areas of business, sociology, education reforms, government, educational policy, business and religion, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of higher education in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students and practitioners of education, politics and sociology.