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How to Start a Civil War

…General Scott who famously declared that anyone interfering with the congressional certification of the electoral vote count would be “lashed to the muzzle of a twelve-pounder and fired out the…

The Unmatched Strength of Womanhood

Perhaps all writers of fiction have experienced the particular thrill of coming across a bit of history or a casual mention of some peculiar event, and suddenly they know: A…

Explosive Revelations

…local police needed someone to coordinate the investigations at a national level. The FBI refused, saying these were all local matters. No Black person in Nashville who was alive during…

Looking Back on 50 Years of Tennessee Books

We’ve reached the end of the 50 Books / HT 50 series. This final installment features two Pulitzer Prize winners, a book about a controversial figure in the Civil Rights…

Perils and Prospects

…asking for “calm”; political triangulation; the arrival of national media; mass-based protests. The Nichols murder became the latest real-time scenario that illuminated all of the perils and prospects of the…

She Had a Dream

…of all the little-known painters who coexisted with the alleged immortals. Every genius, he noted, worked within a scene of thoughtful people cultivating, through the expenditure of their own creative…

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