Madison Parish
Madison Parish

Author: Richard P. Sevier

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738515106

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Founded in 1838 and located in extreme northeastern Louisiana, Madison Parish has a rich and colorful history. It is the setting of Kate Stone's best-selling Civil War diary, Brokenburn, and played an important role during that era-Generals Grant, Sherman, and McClernan assembled their troops in Madison Parish months before their assault on Vicksburg. Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, was born in Madison Parish and ultimately rose from a lowly washerwoman to the first black female millionaire in the United States. Images of America: Madison Parish, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the history of this fascinating community through photographs, drawings, and maps. Included are Civil War scenes, the 1907 bear hunt by President Theodore Roosevelt, and numerous professional photographs of the disastrous 1927 flood that paralyzed the parish and surrounding areas for several months.

The Shields Family
The Shields Family

Author: J.A. Shields

Publisher: Рипол Классик

Published: 1917

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 5873928207

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The Shields Family: Particularly The Oldest And Most Numerous Branch Of That Family In Our America; An Account Of The Ancestor And Descendents sic Of The Ten Brothers Of Sevier County, In Tennessee

John Sevier
John Sevier

Author: Gordon T. Belt

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781626191303

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This book sheds new light on John Sevier, founding father of the state of Tennessee. A celebrated soldier, admired politician and founding father of the state of Tennessee, John Sevier led an adventurous life. He commanded a frontier militia into battle against British Loyalists at Kings Mountain. He waged a relentless war against the Cherokees in his effort to claim America's first frontier. He forged the state of Franklin from the western lands of North Carolina and later became Tennessee's first governor. Following his death, Sevier's accomplishments faded from public memory, but years later, writers resurrected his image through romanticized accounts of his exploits, relying heavily on folk tales and recollections from aging pioneers. Thus, life and legend intertwined. Join authors Gordon T. Belt and Traci Nichols-Belt as they examine John Sevier's extraordinary life through the lens of history and memory, shedding new light on this remarkable Tennessee figure.

Hand-Book of Tennessee
Hand-Book of Tennessee

Author: Henry E. Colton

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-12-24

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 3385107482

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

First Families of Tennessee
First Families of Tennessee

Author: East Tennessee Historical Society

Publisher: East Tenn Historical Society

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13:

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First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.