Susan Sawyer

It Happened in Tennessee (eBook, ePUB)

Remarkable Events That Shaped History

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an inside look at over 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Volunteer State. Read about the infamous Scopes "Monkey" Trial in 1925. Find out about Tennessee's reaction to the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis. Discover how the Grand Ole Opry came to be the musical powerhouse that it is today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781493082643
• Artikelnr.: 72479262

Autorenporträt

Susan Sawyer enjoys exploring the past and writing about historical topics. History serves as the centerpiece for many of her writings, taking the form of both fact and fiction. Drawing upon her fascination with the history of her native South, Susan has written seven historical and contemporary romance novels. She is also the author of More than Petticoats: Remarkable Tennessee Women. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Susan worked as a magazine editor and communications consultant before establishing a career as a freelance writer. Today, she writes full-time from her home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Ron.

Inhaltsangabe

The Transylvania Purchase—1775
The Lost State of Franklin—1784
Andrew Jackson's Duel—1806
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis—1809
The New Madrid Earthquakes—1811–1812
America's First Antislavery Newspaper—1819
The Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet—1821
The Cherokee Removal—1838
The Volunteers of Tennessee—1846
The Battle of Shiloh—1862
The Making of a Confederate Hero—1863
Pauline Cushman's Escape—1863
The Sultana Disaster—1865
America's First Registered Distillery—1866
Pulaski's Secret Society—1866
The Birth of a Newspaper Empire—1878
The Grim Reaper's Visit to Memphis—1878
The British Invasion of Tennessee—1880
The First Coca-Cola Bottling Company—1899
Casey Jones and the Cannonball Express—1900
The Lynching of Murderous Mary—1916
Winning the Right to Vote for Women—1920
The Scopes “Monkey” Trial—1925
The Grand Ole Opry—1925
America's First Guide Dogs for the Blind—1929
The Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth—1931
The Making of the Tennessee Valley Authority-1933
The Secret Oak Ridge Project—1943
From Memphis to Stardom—1954
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.—1968
The World's Fair—1982
The Filming of Christy—1993