On November 9, 1908, U.S. Senator Edward Ward Carmack was shot by Robin Cooper, the son of his political adversary, Col. Duncan Cooper. Through trial documents, the papers of Col. Cooper and Carmack, and extensive research, the background, political intrigue and consequences are studied.
This is a narrative of the first "Old West" -- the land just beyond the crest of the Applachian Mountains -- and the many "firsts" that occurred there. Gathering data from the works of other authors, with additional facts gleaned from early maps, magazines, newspapers, and pamphlets, the author has put together in one volume a history of those early years. The recital of events is ...
To Robert Chaffin, Roaring River will always remain the garden spot of the universe, the place that God had smiled on in a special way, the most desirable place to inhabit this side of the promised land. In telling the stories about this wonderful community, the author hopes that in some way it will bring to the reader's mind the sights, sounds and stories of your own past or will develop in you ...
In the early days of World War II, nine young men from the small town of Erwin, Tennessee (population 3,350), volunteered for service in the United States Army Air Corps, proud to defend their nation and democracy. None of them served together, and all were shot down at different times in different places. Yet, incredibly, with more than 50 prison camps scattered throughout Nazi Germany, all ...