Tennessee

Book Review: James K. Polk, Vol. 2: Continentalist, 1843-1846 by Charles Grier Sellers

James K. Polk, Vol. 2: Continentalist, 1843-1846 offers a critical analysis of President James K. Polk's achievements and how they…

1 year ago

Book Review: James K. Polk, Vol. 1: Jacksonian, 1795-1843 by Charles Grier Sellers

Discover the fascinating rise of James K. Polk in Tennessee and on the national political scene in this engaging biography…

1 year ago

Book Review: The Cotillion Brigade by Glen Carney

The Cotillion Brigade: A Novel of the Civil War and the Most Famous Female Militia in American History the story…

3 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: James Agee

James Agee (27 September, 1909 – 16 May, 1955) was an award winning author, poet, screenwriter, film critic and journalist…

3 years ago

Book Review: Waking Up On the Appalachian Trail by N. B. Hankes

The narrative follows the author and his brother, an Army veteran and a college graduate, who decided to hike the…

4 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: John Crowe Ransom

As a faculty member at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio he founded the Kenyon Review and was its editor until…

4 years ago

Book Review: The Jew Store by Stella Suberman

The book is not only a memoir, but a commentary about the life in a small southern town circa the…

10 years ago

Book Review: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

About: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver is a fictional book taking place in Appalachia. The book is very lyrical and…

11 years ago

Book Review: Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands

Andrew Jackson was born in northern South Carolina and at the age of 13 was already a member of the…

12 years ago

Book Review: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna

On 17 December, 1862 Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued his infamous General Order No. 11 expelling all Jews from his…

12 years ago

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