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Hidden History of Nashville

Author : George R Zepp
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625843067

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Hidden History of Nashville by George R Zepp Pdf

This collection uncovers the fascinating past of Tennessee’s legendary Music City from true tall tales to larger than life characters and much more. Perched on the banks of the Cumberland River, Nashville is best known for its role in the civil rights movement, world-class education and, of course, country music. In this unique collection of columns written for The Tennessean, journalist and longtime Tennessee native George Zepp illuminates a less familiar side of the city’s history. Here, readers will learn the secrets of Timothy Demonbreun, one of the city's first residents, who lived with his family in a cliff-top cave; Cortelia Clark, the blind bluesman who continued to perform on street corners after winning a Grammy award; and Nashville's own Cinderella story, which involved legendary radio personality Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist protegee. Based on questions from readers across the nation, these little-known tales abound with Music City mystery and charm.

Hidden History of Music Row

Author : Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez; Foreword by
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467144568

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Hidden History of Music Row by Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez; Foreword by Pdf

"Nashville's Music Row is as complicated as the myths that surround it. And there are plenty, from an adulterous French fur trader to an adventurous antebellum widow, from the early Quonset hut recordings to record labels in glass high-rise towers and from "Your cheatin' heart' to 'Strawberry wine.' Untangle the legendary history with never-before-seen photos of Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein and interviews with multi-platinum songwriters and star performers. Authors Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez dig into the dreamers and the doers, the architects and the madmen, the ghosts and the hit-makers that made these avenues and alleys world-famous."--Unedited summary from page [4] of cover

Hidden History of Civil War Tennessee

Author : James B. Jones Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614239772

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Hidden History of Civil War Tennessee by James B. Jones Jr. Pdf

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.

Hidden History of Tennessee Politics

Author : James B. Jones Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625853745

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Hidden History of Tennessee Politics by James B. Jones Jr. Pdf

The Volunteer State plays politics according to its own particular set of rules. Witness the rise and fall of the lost state of Franklin, Tennessee's first instance of secession. Pull back the curtain on the disputed election of 1894 and get the inside scoop on the acerbic editorial cartoons of James Pinckney Alley. Glad-hand influential figures like Andrew Jackson and Kate Bradford Stockton, the state's first female gubernatorial candidate. Pick through filibusters and fiercely partisan quarrels as James B. Jones navigates the twists and turns of Tennessee's political heritage.

Hidden History of Memphis

Author : G. Wayne Dowdy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614231943

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Hidden History of Memphis by G. Wayne Dowdy Pdf

A tour of the Tennessee city filled with famous faces, fascinating trivia, and forgotten lore—plus a former mayor’s previously unpublished private papers. Step inside the fascinating annals of the Bluff City's history and discover the Memphis that only few know. G. Wayne Dowdy, longtime archivist for the Memphis Public Library, examines the history and culture of the Mid-South during its most important decades. Well-known faces like Clarence Saunders, Elvis Presley, and W.C. Handy are joined by some of the more obscure characters from the past, like the Memphis gangster who inspired one of William Faulkner's most famous novels; the local Boy Scout who captured German spies during World War I; the Memphis radio station that pioneered wireless broadcasting; and so many more. Also included are the previously unpublished private papers and correspondence of former mayor E.H. Crump, giving us new insight and a front-row seat to the machine that shaped Tennessee politics in the twentieth century. Includes photos

Historic Photos of Nashville

Author : Jan Duke
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 9781596521841

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Historic Photos of Nashville by Jan Duke Pdf

By the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Nashville was a vibrant cultural center of the South. Through the Civil War reconstruction, two world wars, and into a modern era, Nashville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong independent culture of its citizens. This volume, Historic Photos of Nashville, captures this journey through still photography from the finest archives of the city, state and private collections. From the Civil War, Exposition and the great fire of 1916, Historic Photos of Nashville follows life, government, education, and disasters throughout Nashville's history. The book captures unique and rare scenes and events through the original lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking duo tone these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Nashville Then and Now®

Author : Karina Mcdaniel
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781909815582

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Nashville Then and Now® by Karina Mcdaniel Pdf

Originally known as Nashborough, Nashville was named as the capital of Tennessee in 1843. The city’s economic recovery after the Civil War was slow, hampered by two major cholera epidemics. However, the Centennial Exposition of 1897, for which a reproduction of the Greek Parthenon was built, led to the city’s gradual establishment as one of the finest cities in the South.Although Nashville was known as the home of the Maxwell House Coffee empire in the early twentieth century, it was the Grand Ole Opry, established in 1925, that turned the city into a major country music venue. Using some extraordinary images from the city’s past, paired with the same views today, Nashville Then and Now shows how the city has evolved into a bright, modern city that is synonymous with country music.Locations include: State Capitol, Hotel Hermitage, Maxwell House Hotel, Ryman Auditorium, Union Street, James K. Polk Home, Germantown, Watson House, Woodland Street Bridge, Broad Street, Union Street, Market Street, Customs House, Union Station, Fisk University, Country Music Hall of Fame, the Parthenon, Tennessee Centennial, Vanderbilt University, Hillsboro Turnpike, Fort Negley, East Bank.

A Guide to Historic Nashville, Tennessee

Author : James A Hoobler
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625843630

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A Guide to Historic Nashville, Tennessee by James A Hoobler Pdf

Get ready to experience the Music City with this guide of one of the most culturally and historically rich cities in the Southeast. Whether you're a local or a tourist, this guide will come in handy. Enjoy 11 walking and driving tours around Tennessee's historical capital of Nashville. Explore the legendary Music Row and the famous Ryman Auditorium. Discover fascincating facts about Nashville's past - from the battlefields to the universities. Carefully researched and exceptionally written by accomplished historian James Hoobler, who is senior curator of art and architecture at the Tennessee State Museum and former executive director of the Tennessee Historical Society, this book offers extraordinary insight into Nashville's heritage. It is a wonderful companion, both for visitors and for Nashville residents who want to see their hometown in a new light.

Hidden History of Roanoke

Author : Nelson Harris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625840639

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Hidden History of Roanoke by Nelson Harris Pdf

How did a Roanoke neighbor's secret upend North Carolina politics and why did a weeding scandal in Big Lick make front-page headlines in New York? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of hidden stories and forgotten tales from the Star City. Discover why a Roanoker was found frozen in the North Atlantic and what Mother's Day crime and trial shocked the city in 1949. Meet the Black Cardinals, a semipro African American baseball team that played in the 1930s and '40s, and find out how a fistfight at Shenandoah Life helped save the company. Author Nelson Harris delves into the annals of history to uncover these marvelous and mostly unknown stories of the Star City of the South.

Wicked Nashville

Author : Elizabeth K. Goetsch
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625858313

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Wicked Nashville by Elizabeth K. Goetsch Pdf

While known for the twang of its country music, Nashville is also home to a colorful and salacious past. A must-read for Nashville history enthusiasts. The earliest settlers to lay claim to the land surrounding Nashville brought with them betrayal, murder and thievery. As the city grew, authorities unsuccessfully attempted to outlaw and remove vice. During the Civil War, the number of soiled doves in Nashville forced the army to legalize and regulate prostitution. The death of outspoken politician Edward Carmack triggered the state to outlaw booze for nearly thirty years, but that did not stop alcohol from flowing in the city. One local mayor even bragged about his patronage of saloons. Elizabeth Goetsch dives into Nashville's wicked past and explores some of Music City'smore tantalizing history.

Nashville

Author : Nicki Pendleton Wood
Publisher : Westside
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nashville (Tenn.)
ISBN : 1412761999

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Nashville by Nicki Pendleton Wood Pdf

Take a visual and history tour of Nashville, one of America's most exciting and intersting cities. Find out how it became so unique from it's beginnings to the present day.

I'll Take You There

Author : Amie Thurber,Learotha Williams
Publisher : Vanderbilt University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780826501547

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I'll Take You There by Amie Thurber,Learotha Williams Pdf

Before there were guidebooks, there were just guides—people in the community you could count on to show you around. I'll Take You There is written by and with the people who most intimately know Nashville, foregrounding the struggles and achievements of people's movements toward social justice. The colloquial use of "I'll take you there" has long been a response to the call of a stranger: for recommendations of safe passage through unfamiliar territory, a decent meal and place to lay one's head, or perhaps a watering hole or juke joint. In this book, more than one hundred Nashvillians "take us there," guiding us to places we might not otherwise encounter. Their collective entries bear witness to the ways that power has been used by social, political, and economic elites to tell or omit certain stories, while celebrating the power of counternarratives as a tool to resist injustice. Indeed, each entry is simultaneously a story about place, power, and the historic and ongoing struggle toward a more just city for all. The result is akin to the experience of asking for directions in an unfamiliar place and receiving a warm offer from a local to lead you on, accompanied by a tale or two.

Hidden History of North Alabama

Author : Jacquelyn Procter Reeves
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614232216

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Hidden History of North Alabama by Jacquelyn Procter Reeves Pdf

The tranquil waters of the Tennessee River hide a horrible tragedy that took place one steamy July day when co-workers took an excursion aboard the SCItanic. Lawrence County resident Jenny Brooks used the skull of one of her victims to wash her hands, but her forty-year quest for revenge cost more than she bargained for. Granville Garth jumped to his watery grave with a pocketful of secrets--did anyone collect the $10,000 reward for the return of the papers he took with him? Historian Jacquelyn Procter Reeves transports readers deep into the shadows of the past to learn about the secret of George Steele's will, the truth behind the night the "Stars Fell on Alabama" and the story of the Lawrence County boys who died in the Goliad Massacre. Learn these secrets--and many more--in Hidden History of North Alabama.

Hidden History of Chilton County, Alabama

Author : Billy J. Singleton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467152174

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Hidden History of Chilton County, Alabama by Billy J. Singleton Pdf

Take a juicy foray into the all-but-forgotten history of Chilton County, Alabama.

Wake

Author : Rebecca Hall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781982115203

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Wake by Rebecca Hall Pdf

A Best Book of 2021 by NPR and The Washington Post Part graphic novel, part memoir, Wake is an imaginative tour de force that tells the “powerful” (The New York Times Book Review) story of women-led slave revolts and chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left out of the historical record. Women warriors planned and led revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history. Wake tells the “riveting” (Angela Y. Davis) story of Dr. Rebecca Hall, a historian, granddaughter of slaves, and a woman haunted by the legacy of slavery. The accepted history of slave revolts has always told her that enslaved women took a back seat. But Rebecca decides to look deeper, and her journey takes her through old court records, slave ship captain’s logs, crumbling correspondence, and even the forensic evidence from the bones of enslaved women from the “negro burying ground” uncovered in Manhattan. She finds women warriors everywhere. Using a “remarkable blend of passion and fact, action and reflection” (NPR), Rebecca constructs the likely pasts of Adono and Alele, women rebels who fought for freedom during the Middle Passage, as well as the stories of women who led slave revolts in Colonial New York. We also follow Rebecca’s own story as the legacy of slavery shapes her life, both during her time as a successful attorney and later as a historian seeking the past that haunts her. Illustrated beautifully in black and white, Wake will take its place alongside classics of the graphic novel genre, like Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Art Spiegelman’s Maus. This story of a personal and national legacy is a powerful reminder that while the past is gone, we still live in its wake.