In contrast to Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, the armies and events of the Civil War’s Trans-Mississippi Theater have received scant historical attention, to the detriment of our understan
In the summer of 1936, writer James Agee and photographer Walker Evans, on assignment for Fortune magazine, went to central Alabama to document the lives of three white sharecropper families. Agee’s e
This book is an updated edition of Jefferson Chapman's 1985 account of one of the most productive and significant research efforts in the eastern United States. For fourteen years (1967–1981), archaeo
Now a classic, Michael Kurtz’s Crime of the Century recounts the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, and provides a detailed critical analysis of the investigations of t
? ? ?At first glance, Beloved would appear to be the only “ghost story” among Toni Morrison’s?nine novels, but as this provocative new study shows, spectral presences and places abound?in the celebrat
Barbara Kingsolver's books have sold millions of copies. The Poisonwood Bible was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and her work is studied in courses ranging from English-as-a-second-language class
Born Into A Relatively Privileged Family, Geraldyne Pierce Zimmerman earned a reputation as a maverick in her life-long home of Orangeburg, South Carolina, a semi-rural community where race and class
“Abducted by Circumstance is a thrilling crime story, a dark and complex psychological study, a rich contemplation on contemporary life. It is also a masterful moral drama about the centuries-old conf
In 1900, the Appalachian region of northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia began to change. The inhabitants were dependent on the resources of the rural land, but the arrival of railroads spawned i
The struggle for control of the Southern Baptist Convention, which was publicly launched in 1979 and concluded in the 1990s, marked an unprecedented turning point in the history of the denomination. J
Ansley (emeritus, U. of Tennessee College of Law) and Shefner (sociology, U. of Tennessee) present a collection of 11 essays exploring dynamics of immigration in the United States, with a particular f
“This is an informative, balanced biography that embraces a man who seemed defined by contradictions.? McGovern unravels these to reveal how Mitchel made sense of himself and his world.? The result is
David Madden is one of the South's most notable contemporary writers. His interests are remarkably vast. He has published award-winning fiction, poetry, plays, critical works, and essays on a wide var
“Most guides to animals in parks are intended primarily as identification aids and include relatively little on the biology of the species. Dodd’s book is much more, with detailed information on all
In this first comprehensive history of the Tennessee Supreme Court, seven leading scholars explore the role played by the Court in the social, economic, and political life of the state. Charting the
John Anthony Caruso’s The Appalachian Frontier, first published in 1959, captures the drama and sweep of a nation at the beginning of its westward expansion. Bringing to life the region’s history from
War in KentuckyFrom Shiloh to PerryvilleJames Lee McDonoughA compelling new volume from the author of Shiloh—In Hell before Night and Chattanooga—A Death Grip on the Confederacy, this book explores th
A fascinating collection of ghost stories, tales of the supernatural, death beliefs and death sayings that remain as a vestige of the part in south central Kentucky's "Pennyrile" region."This unique a
"Opening with Vince Lombardi's last win as coach of the Packers in Super Bowl II and closing with Joe Namath's Super Bowl III guarantee, James Nicholson delivers an original portrait of a sensational
Lamb presents a history of Overton Park in Memphis, Tennessee as remembered by ordinary people. These memories show that the park is a refuge whose history speaks to the changing social and physica
An ancestor of his being a Confederate general there, Peterson studied the November 1863 Battle of Chattanooga in detail, and concluded that, while there was an element of luck in the US victory,
This history for general readers and scholars examines the actions of commanders on both sides of the Battle of Second Manassas during the Civil War, looking at 14 critical decisions made by Confed
In addition to adding species recently discovered or re-introduced to the park, the third edition includes the origins of the Latin names of genera and species, the Cherokee names for many mammals,
From August 28 to August 30, 1862, Union and Confederate armies fought for the second time on the Manassas, Virginia, battlefield. The Battle of Second Manassas, or Second Bull Run, was the culminat
Valleys of the Shadow is the previously unpublished account of Captain Reuben Clark’s first-hand experiences as a Confederate officer, a prisoner of war, and a post war civilian living in a conquered
In this groundbreaking book, Ken Parille seeks to do for nineteenth-century boys what the past three decades of scholarship have done for girls: show how the complexities of the fiction and educationa
Published in 1957 to wide acclaim, James Agee's A Death in the Family was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for literature. However, the novel had been so heavily edited by publisher and editor
In this accessible narrative, Wheeler (history, U. of Tennessee) traces the political, economic, and social history of the city of Knoxville, Tennessee, from the end of the Civil War to the present. T
?? In the second half of 1845 the focus of Polk’s correspondence shifted from those issues relating to the formation of his administration and distribution of part patronage to those that would give s
In 1862, at age 20, Earnest joined the 60th Tennessee Infantry, the last volunteer units from East Tennessee. His diary describes the transfer to the western Confederate front and the siege of Vicksbu
This sixth volume of The Papers of Andrew Jackson documents the election on Andrew Jackson, the first westerner and the last veteran of the American Revolution, to the presidency.The four years of thi
The youngest daughter of a founding patriarch of middle Tennessee, Donelson (1807-36) married her first cousin at age 17 and anticipated the typical life of a plantation mistress. But when her uncle,
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was created by the U.S. government during World War II to aid in the construction of the first atomic bomb. Drawing on oral history and previously classified material, this book
The key and accompanying list include the trees known to be native or naturalized in Tennessee. Species known to occur in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are indicated by an asterisk (*) befor
"John G. Nicolay, Lincoln's private secretary, was a German immigrant raised on the American frontier and first met Lincoln as a clerk in the Office of the Illinois State Secretary. Lincoln came to li
This work collects the letters of Emory Upton, a Civil War general for the Union side who was involved in the battles of Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Spotsylvania. This first volume of a two-vo
In many ways, John H. Black typified the thousands of volunteers who fought for the Union during the Civil War. Born in 1834 and raised on his family’s farm near Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania, Bl
“In Charles Haynie’s autobiography we get a rare look into the development of a great social movement through the quietly dramatic experiences of a rank-and-file member of that movement. This is valua
Since its inception in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority has played a dual role as federal agency and steward of the Tennessee River Valley. While known to most people today as an energy provider,
William Henry King began war service in 1862 in Louisiana and ended it in 1865 in Camden, Arkansas. During this period he chronicled action in the Trans-Mississippi theater, producing a diary that yie
