Classification
| Series Number: | 1165 |
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| Genre: | Reference |
| Series: | |
| Condition: | New |
| Read: | |
| Shelf: | 666 |
| Goodreads: | Yes |
General
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| Author: | Burton, Ruth Sapp |
| Binding: | Softback |
| Cover Price: | 20.00 |
| Amazon Link: | Buy from Amazon.com |
Publishing
| Publisher: | Printing Partners |
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| Copyright Year: | 2021 |
| Publication Year: | 2021 |
| ISBN#: | 979-84-89-45884-9 |
| LCCN#: | 2021910568 |
| Pages: | 266 |
| Address: | Pikeville, TN : |
| Dewey Decimal: | |
| LoC Classification: | F443.B55 B87 2021 |
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Comments
From the time the first settlers made their way across the mountains, the people of Bledsoe County, Tennessee, have been writing their stories as they lived their lives. Some of them overcame incredible hardships while accomplishing remarkable achievements. Other stories are tragic, revealing dark episodes in the community.
The more than 50 stories include:
•Home invasion frightens grocery couple;
•A murder and hanging in Beaty Cove;
•The infamous outlaw: John A. Murrell;
•Oakes survives WWII prison camp;
•The days of cowboys and cattle drives;
•The lost mining town of Atpontley;
•Tornado cuts a wide path of destruction;
•Scarlett fights for newborn screenings;
•Bellview boy witnesses Pearl Harbor attack;
•Four Sears kit homes still standing;
•The terrible price of Civil War;
•Hotel’s owner killed in family feud;
•The Trail of Tears marches through county;
•Railroad brings big changes to valley;
•President’s grandfather is early settler; and
•The “Bloody Bledsoe” nickname.
Abstract
"A compilation of stories about Bledsoe County ranging from the long-ago time the county was first created up to the present day: lynchings, feuds, the Civil War, a Supreme Court justice, Sears Kit Homes, and more"--