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Silfa, A Fairy Tale

Taylor and Seale Publishers
146 pages
$14.95


“Nadler has captured the childhood fantasy of fairies with a story which helps you escape into the world you remember believing in as a child. Children and adults will enjoy immersing themselves in the story, anxious to know how it will end . . . and yet reluctant to let go.”

–From the publisher

Silfa, A Fairy Tale

The Great Melding

University Alabama Press
400 pages
$59.95


“Feldman’s work is an impressive dissection of the southern break from the national Democratic Party, superbly delineating in exhaustive detail the origins of the 1948 Dixiecrat Movement as a precursor to the Republican Party’s dominance in the South. “

—Robert Bruno, author of Steelworker Alley

The Great Melding

The Civil War Along Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

Arcadia Publishing
192 pages
$21.99


“Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau played host to some of the most dramatic military maneuvering of the Civil War. Straddling the entire state of Tennessee, the formidable tableland proved to be a maze of topographical pitfalls and a morass of divided loyalties. “

–From the publisher

The Civil War Along Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau

How Could I Ask for More: Stories of Blessings, Battles, and Beauty

Worthy Inspired
224 pages
$14.99


“Award winning singer-songwriter Cindy Morgan’s best-selling song celebrates the appreciation of the small blessings that make up a rich, full life. “

–From the publisher

How Could I Ask for More: Stories of Blessings, Battles, and Beauty

Empty Houses and American Renditions

Aldrich Press
138 pages
$17


“This book captures the intensity of absence in the most profound and beautiful way. Ralph Monday is a remarkable wordsmith. Empty Houses and American Renditions will trigger emotions you never knew you could feel.”

—Jessica Bell, publisher of Vine Leaves Literary Journal

Empty Houses and American Renditions

The Hidden History of Tennessee Politics

The History Press
144 pages
$21.99


“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.”

–From the publisher

The Hidden History of Tennessee Politics

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