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Sacred Scripture, Sacred War: The Bible and the American Revolution

Oxford University Press
256 pages
$27.95


“With its remarkable research and deft insights, Sacred Scripture, Sacred War represents a major breakthrough in the study of religion and the American Founding. Never before have we had such a systematic investigation of how the Patriots actually used the Bible. Anyone interested in the Revolution will have to contend with Byrd’s book.”

John Ferling, author of Independence: The Struggle to Set America Free

Sacred Scripture, Sacred War: The Bible and the American Revolution

Rethinking Shiloh: Myth and Memory

University of Tennessee Press
208 pages
$38.95


“This book contributes to a more complete and ‘total’ appreciation of the Shiloh campaign in all of its many ramifications.”

James Lee McDonough, author of Shiloh: In Hell Before Night

Rethinking Shiloh: Myth and Memory

Radical: Fighting to Put Students First

Harper Paperbacks
320 pages
$15.99


“Throughout her career, Michelle Rhee has fought for every student to receive a quality education. In Radical, Rhee describes her experiences in the trenches, her challenges and her successes, but what she has learned through it all is that we must always put our students first.”

Condoleezza Rice

Radical: Fighting to Put Students First

Prisoner B-3087

Scholastic Press
272 pages
$16.99


“Gratz ably conveys Yanek’s incredulity (‘Not long ago, all these half-dead creatures around me had been people’), fatalism, yearning, and determination in the face of the unimaginable.”

Publishers Weekly

Prisoner B-3087

Park City: A Knoxville Neighborhood History

The History Press
160 pages
$19.99


“Longtime Park City resident and local historian Margery W. Bensey tracks the history of its development from village to vibrant residential neighborhood. From stories of the first settlers and community events to the dramatic tale of a neighborhood duel, this is the complete Park City chronicle.”

The Morristown Citizen Tribune

Park City: A Knoxville Neighborhood History

My Father is Still Dying

Flutter Press
18 pages
$7


“Corey Mesler’s heartfelt chapbook, My Father is Still Dying, conveys the special relationship between father and son and the memories of his father.”

From the publisher

My Father is Still Dying

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