Greasy Cove in Unicoi County
Greasy Cove in Unicoi County

Author: Pat Alderman

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 9780932807038

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Combining folklore and bits of history, this delightful book is a unique collection of information about Unicoi County. Historical facts include interesting sketches of people and places, with a nostalgic look back at the simple life. For the adventuresome gourmet, there is a tasty selection of mountain recipes from the period.

Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans
Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans

Author: William S. Speer

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9780806317151

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"I had a native ambition to rise from obscurity and make myself useful in the world, to shine and be distinguished." So said the Hon. Neil S. Brown, one of the 259 prominent 19th-century Tennesseans profiled in this extraordinary book. It is this kind of unique first-hand biographical information that makes this work unequaled in the canon of Tennessee genealogical literature. Not only did compiler William S. Speer have the unparalleled opportunity to interview a number of the featured Tennesseans himself, he also was able to garner--and include in this book--thousands and thousands of names of their family members, friends, and colleagues. The biographical sketches include numerous details about the lives of the subjects and their families. In addition, the compiler offers insight into the personal, professional, and sometimes even physical characteristics that made each of these men a success.

The Emancipator
The Emancipator

Author: Elihu Embree

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780932807854

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Elihu Embree and his family were Quakers who were committed to the cause of abolishing slavery in the American South. Over a few short years, he raised the public consciousness in East Tennessee and achieved wide recognition with the publication ofThe Emancipator, the first periodical in the United States devoted solely to the abolitionist cause. The seven issues of the monthly publication are reproduced here, together with a brief history of Elihu and the Embree family’s migration from France to Washington County, Tennessee.