Nonfiction

“From its promising launch to its ignominious relegation, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s controversial LBL recreation project attracted national and international attention. In Ron Foresta’s capable hands, readers are treated to so much more than a simple chronicle of an idea gone awry, Indeed, he shows us what can happen when we fail to adapt our thinking to changing circumstances. More important, he reminds us how terribly difficult it is to predict—let alone plan for—the future.”

This book is the only comprehensive geologic history available on the market for Tennessee. … There are no other books like this that are close to being up to date.”

“Cotton’s meticulously researched, and lovingly crafted story of Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, joins the many that examines the speech, and its creator. The author interprets a remarkable and complex period in American history and does so with knowledge that the reader’s journey will be one of discovery and enlightenment.”

“A landmark study tracing the current of music education that gave form and style to the black gospel quartet tradition.”

“Faulkner combines careful historical research with meticulous archaeological excavations conducted in developed areas of the west Knoxville suburbs to illuminate what happened on that fateful day in 1793. As a result, he answers significant questions about the massacre and seeks to discover the genealogy of the Cavetts and if any family members survived the attack. This book is an important contribution to the study of frontier history and a long-overdue analysis of one of East Tennessee’s well-known legends.”

“Memphis has always been a theatrical town—a crossroads in the center of America for entertainment as well as commerce. Movies are among the many things that travel through the city, both for distribution and exhibition. Thousands of people who have lived here or just passed through, especially during and after World War II, found their way to the movie theaters.”