Download or read book The Hidden History of McMinn County written by Joe D. Guy and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2007 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the serenity of McMinn County, in southeast Tennessee, lies a history that has long lain hidden in old newspaper stories, county records and the memories of McMinn's most venerable citizens. The Hidden History of McMinn County is the first-ever collection of articles from the popular regional newspaper column of historian Joe Guy. Here for the first time are little-known tales from a rich heritage that few now remember: the first railroad, the oldest depot, the last public hanging, a countywide election day revolution and shootout that drew national attention, buildings made of bricks that still bear the handprints of slaves, a famous mountain hermit and a court case that doomed an entire Indian nation. Sit back, explore and enjoy the fascinating Hidden History of McMinn County.
Download or read book The Hidden History of East Tennessee written by Joe Guy and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critically acclaimed author Joe Guy serves up a stout batch of East Tennessee history in this latest collection of articles from his popular newspaper column. From Chattanooga up to Knoxville, and every town and holler in between, Guy recounts the absorbing and oft-forgotten history of this great region with stories of revenuers, Overmountain Men, Confederate cavalry girls, and the lost tribe of the Hiwassee, just to name a few. Discover how easy it is to get lost in The Hidden History of East Tennessee.
Download or read book Hidden History of Civil War Tennessee written by James B. Jones Jr. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join author James B. Jones Jr. on an exciting journey through the unknown and hidden history of Civil War Tennessee. Tennessee's Civil War history is an oft-told narrative of famous battles, cunning campaigns and renowned figures. Beneath this well-documented history lie countless stories that have been forgotten and displaced over time./strong Discover how Vigilance Committees sought to govern cities such as Memphis, where law was believed to be dead. See how Nashville and Memphis became important medical centers, addressing the rapid spread of "private diseases" among soldiers, and marvel at Colonel John M. Hughes, whose men engaged in guerrilla warfare throughout the state.
Download or read book Hidden History of East Texas written by Tex Midkiff and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heritage of East Texas partakes in the same degree of unexpected turns and hidden depths as its backroads and bayous. One line of inquiry meanders into another. Start out searching for La Salle's grave and end up chasing Spanish gold in Upshur County. From Sam Houston's Bible to the Longview nightclub that hosted both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one tale follows another and introduces a cast of characters that includes Candace and Peter Ellis Bean, Old Rip, Jack Lummus and Vernon Wayne Howell. Part the Pine Curtain with Tex Midkiff for a history as heated as the La Grange Chicken Ranch's parlor and irresistible as a batch of Golden sweet potatoes.
Download or read book Tennessee Curiosities written by Kristin Luna and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of Tennessee's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Tennessee residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Download or read book The Fighting Bunch written by Chris DeRose and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution, New York Times bestselling author Chris DeRose reveals the true, never-before-told story of the men who brought their overseas combat experience to wage war against a corrupt political machine in their hometown. Bill White and the young men of McMinn County answered their nation's call after Pearl Harbor. They won the freedom of the world and returned to find that they had lost it at home. A corrupt political machine was in charge, protected by violent deputies, funded by racketeering, and kept in place by stolen elections - the worst allegations of voter fraud ever reported to the Department of Justice, according to the U.S. Attorney General. To restore free government, McMinn's veterans formed the nonpartisan GI ticket to oppose the machine at the next election. On Election Day, August 1, 1946, the GIs and their supporters found themselves outgunned, assaulted, arrested, and intimidated. Deputies seized ballot boxes and brought them back to the jail. White and a group of GIs - "The Fighting Bunch" - men who fought and survived Guadalcanal, the Bulge, and Normandy, armed themselves and demanded a fair count. When they were refused the most basic rights they had fought for, the men, all of whom believed they had seen the end of war, returned to the battlefield and risked their lives one last time. For the past seven decades, the participants of the "Battle of Ballots and Bullets" and their families kept silent about that conflict. Now in The Fighting Bunch, after years of research, including exclusive interviews with the remaining witnesses, archival radio broadcast and interview tapes, scrapbooks, letters, and diaries, Chris DeRose has reconstructed one of the great untold stories in American history.
Download or read book Tragedy in Tin Can Holler written by Rozetta Mowery and published by Global Authors Publishers. This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tragic family history swept under the carpet and hidden in the floorboards of history! A vicious family history of sexual violence, deceit, adultery, blackmail, mystery and murder uncovered by the tortured mind of a child left to live in the poverty of the infamous Tin Can Holler.
Download or read book Beyond the Blue Line written by Joe Guy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Blue Line is a collection of stories from the syndicated newspaper column written by Detective Joe D. Guy. A humorous and heartwarming look inside the world of police officers, Beyond The Blue Line will forever change how you think about police and emergency personnel.
Download or read book Legends Lore of East Tennessee written by Shane S. Simmons and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-08 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Shane Simmons explores tales of bravery, lore and bizarre customs within the East Tennessee region. The mountains of East Tennessee are chock full of unique folklore passed down through generations. Locals spin age-old yarns of legends like Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and Dragging Canoe. Stories of snake-handling churches and the myths behind the death crown superstitions dot the landscape. The mysteries surrounding the Sensabaugh Tunnel still haunt residents.
Download or read book Historic Photos of Knoxville written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the home of the state's first capitol, to being the home of the Big Orange, Historic Photos of Knoxville is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of ?The Marble City? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Knoxville history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Knoxville!
Download or read book Mountain Rebels written by W. Todd Groce and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Groce offers a gracefully written, impressively researched narrative account of the experience of East Tennessee Confederates during the Civil War era. His analysis raises provocative questions about the socioeconomic foundations of Civil War sympathies in the Mountain South."--Robert Tracy McKenzie, University of Washington "Scholars of Appalachia's Civil War have long awaited Todd Groce's study of East Tennessee secessionists. I am pleased to report that this ground-breaking study of Southern Mountain Confederates was worth the wait."--Kenneth Noe, State University of West Georgia A bastion of Union support during the Civil War, East Tennessee was also home to Confederate sympathizers who took up the Southern cause until the bitter end. Yet historians have viewed these mountain rebels as scarcely different from other Confederates or as an aberration in the region's Unionism. Often they are simply ignored. W. Todd Groce corrects this distorted view of East Tennessee's antebellum development and wartime struggle. He paints a clearer picture of the region's Confederates than has previously been available, examining why they chose secession over union and revealing why they have become so invisible to us today. Drawing extensively on primary sources--newspapers, diaries, government reports--Groce allows the voices of these mountain rebels finally to be heard. Groce explains the economic forces and the family and political ties to the Deep South that motivated the East Tennessee Confederates reluctantly to join the fight for Southern independence. Caught in a war they neither sought nor started, they were trapped between an unfriendly administration in Richmond and a hostile Union majority in their midst. When the fighting was over and they returned home to face their vengeful Unionist neighbors, many were forced to flee, contributing to the postwar economic decline of the region. Placing the story in a broad context, Groce provides an overview of the region's economy and explains the social origins of secessionist sympathies. He also presents a collective profile of one hundred high-ranking Confederate officers from East Tennessee to show how they were representative of the rising commercial and financial leadership in the region. Mountain Rebels intertwines economic, political, military, and social history to present a poignant tale of defeat, suffering, and banishment. By piecing together this previously untold story, it fills a void in Southern history, Civil War history, and Appalachian studies. The Author: W. Todd Groce is executive director of the Georgia Historical Society.
Download or read book The History of Tennessee from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time written by William Henry Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Disappearing Appalachia in Tennessee A Picture of a Vanished Land and Its People written by Harry Moore & Fred Brown and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepping through time to past and present communities, settled in deep hollows and surrounded by ridges and mountains in Tennessee's Appalachia, is to confront a different and disappearing realm. Travel along Hogskin and Richland Valleys. Visit Frenches Mill and Dulaney General Store while passing cantilever barns, one-room school buildings and steepled churches. Listen as octogenarians Robert, Charles, Glenn and others explain life without electricity. Former Cades Cove residents Lois and Inez tell stories of living in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it was a national park. Authors Fred Brown, retired journalist, and Harry Moore, retired geologist, explore Tennessee's Appalachian region, recalling its culture, land and people before it vanishes into the abyss of time.
Download or read book The Indian Boundary Fireside Companion written by Joe Guy and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian Boundary: A Fireside Companion contains stories from the popular camping area in the Cherokee National Forest near Tellico Plains, TN. From local historical events, Cherokee legends, Civil War murders, to campfire tales about the campground and the dark waters of the lake, this book will make you want to zip you sleeping bag tight and sleep with one eye open.
Download or read book History of Sweetwater Valley written by William Ballard Lenoir and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Hickman County Tennessee written by W Jerome D Spence and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Abandoned East Tennessee written by Jay Farrell and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Abandoned East Tennessee: Ruins of Rocky Top takes you on an action-packed exploration of the life left behind in the Great Smoky Mountain communities of East Tennessee."--Back cover.
