Table of Contents
Preface vii
Florida's First White Citizen-Florida, 1528 1
Looking for the Lost Colony-North Carolina, 1590 5
The Foundating of Jamestown-Virginia, 1607 9
A Trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains-Virginia, 1670 15
Edward Teach Meets His Maker-North Carolina, 1718 21
The Real Story of Evangeline-Louisiana, 1764 26
The Edenton Tea Party-North Carolina, 1774 30
James Adir's Sojourn in Alabama-Alabama, 1775 33
The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone-Kentucky, 1778 38
The Battle of Kings Mountain-South Carolina, 1780 43
The Invention of the Cotton Gin-Georgia, 1792 48
Early Indian Trade in Georgia-Georgia, 1796 53
An Englishman in Louisiana-Louisiana, 1797 58
The Death of George Washington-Virginia, 1799 63
Dealing with Highwaymen-Mississippi, 1804 68
Shakertown, Village of Yesteryear-Kentucky, 1806 73
The Capture of Aaron Burr-Mississippi, 1807 78
Meriwether Lewis's Last Journey-Tennessee, 1809 84
Mayhem on the Kentucky Frontier-Kentucky, 1811 88
Gunfight on Nashville's Public Square-Tennessee, 1813 93
Indian Warfare in Alabama-Alabama, 1813-14 98
The Battle of New Orleans-Louisiana, 1815 103
Denmark Vesey's Slave Revolt-South Carolina, 1822 107
Frances Wright's Dream-Tennessee, 1826 113
Andrew Jackson's Brush with Death-District of Columbia, 1835 118
Fighting the Seminoles-Florida, 1835-42 122
John Thompson's Horrific Ordeal-Florida, 1836 127
The Trail of Tears-Georgia, 1838 132
Memoris of a Natchez Businessman-Mississippi, 1851 137
Opening Shots at Fort Sumter-South Carolina, 1861 143
Damn the Torpedoes!-Alabama, 1864 148
The Assassination of Abraham Linclon-District of Columbia, 1865 152
Bibliography 157
Index 161
About the Author168
