Author: East Tennessee Historical SocietyPublisher: East Tenn Historical Society
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.
First Families of Tennessee
Author: East Tennessee Historical SocietyPublisher: East Tenn Historical Society
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.
The French Broad-Holston Country
Author: Divided Loyalties
Author: Digby Gordon SeymourPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fort Sanders, Battle of, Knoxville, Tenn., 1863
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Historic Bearden
Author: Jack NeelyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781792334672
Category : Knoxville (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In its time, Bearden has seen a motley assortment of pioneers, some of them immigrants, some of them rare African American landowners, spread alongside the toll road into the western wilderness; the first railroad ever built through East Tennessee; Knoxville's first eighteen-hole golf course; the dawn of aviation in East Tennessee, and Knoxville's first municipal airport; a major brick factory, a landmark hat factory, and the biggest rose-production plant in the South; the junction of two of America's first national automobile routes, spawning half a century of tourist camps, motor courts, and motels; jazz nightclubs and slot-machine speakeasies; drive-in restaurants, movie theaters, and bootlegging joints; Knoxville's first cinema multiplex; and too many interesting residents to count, including some cutting-edge musicians, a Pulitzer-winning novelist, and a groundbreaking inventor. This narrative attempts to tell it all as one story, the story of Bearden.
The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century
Author: James Gettys McGready RamseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Franklin (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Heart of the Valley
Author: East Tennessee Historical Society. Knoxville History CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture
Author: Carroll Van WestPublisher:
ISBN: 9781558535992
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This definitive encyclopedia offers 1,534 entries on Tennessee by 514 authors. With thirty-two essays on topics from agriculture to World War II, this major reference work includes maps, photos, extensive cross-referencing, bibliographical information, and a detailed index.
Faithful Presence
Author: Bill HaslamPublisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400224438
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Two-term governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam reveals how faith--too often divisive and contentious--can be a redemptive and unifying presence in the public square. As a former mayor and governor, Bill Haslam has long been at the center of politics and policy on local, state, and federal levels. And he has consistently been guided by his faith, which influenced his actions on issues ranging from capital punishment to pardons, health care to abortion, welfare to free college tuition. Yet the place of faith in public life has been hotly debated since our nation's founding, and the relationship of church and state remains contentious to this day--and for good reason. Too often, Bill Haslam argues, Christians end up shaping their faith to fit their politics rather than forming their politics to their faith. They seem to forget their calling is to be used by God in service of others rather than to use God to reach their own desires and ends. Faithful Presence calls for a different way. Drawing upon his years of public service, Haslam casts a remarkable vision for the redemptive role of faith in politics while examining some of the most complex issues of our time, including: partisanship in our divided era; the most essential character trait for a public servant; how we cannot escape "legislating morality"; the answer to perpetual outrage; and how to think about the separation of church and state. For Christians ready to be salt and light, as well as for those of a different faith or no faith at all, Faithful Presence argues that faith can be a redemptive, healing presence in the public square--as it must be, if our nation is to flourish.
Tennesseans and Their History
Author: Paul H. BergeronPublisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572330566
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
"The authors introduce readers to famous personalities such as Andrew Jackson and Austin Peay, but they also tell stories of ordinary people and their lives to show how they are an integral part of the state's history. Sidebars throughout the book highlight events and people of particular interest, and reading lists at the end of chapters provide readers with avenues for further exploration."--BOOK JACKET.
History of the Lost State of Franklin ...
Author: Samuel Cole WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
This imposing volume covers almost all primary sources pertaining to Connecticut men in the Revolution which were still extant at the time of the book's original publication in 1889, including original minutes of the General Assembly and Governor's office, original rolls, pay rolls, accounts, diaries, maps, the papers of George Washington and Connecticut Revolutionary governor John Trumbull, and numerous other collections both privately and publicly held.