The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee

by Joe Guy

Overview

Author and East Tennessee historian Joe Guy unearths tales from the Volunteer State's most distinct region - the Southeast - in this new volume.

With lost lore of Cherokee natives, forgotten stories of Civil War strife, recollections of cherished regional traditions and much more, The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee offers a captivating collection that possesses the air of mystery reflected in the hills and hollers from which these tales originate. Join Guy as he recounts the fascinating history of this one-of-a-kind corner of Appalachia and presents stories peppered with mountain flavor, all supported by scholarly research and historical inquiry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596298552
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/14/2011
Series:	Hidden History
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Joe Guy is a syndicated newspaper columnist, the author of several books on law enforcement and regional history, a storyteller, and conference speaker. Since 2010, he has served as sheriff in McMinn County, Tennessee, where he is also the county historian. He resides on a small farm located near Englewood with his wife and sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part I Stories from East Tennessee

The Good Boat Adventure 11

Spencer Jarnagin: McMinn County's Lost Senator 14

The Governor's Bible 16

The Lost Settlement of Polk County 20

Hiking through the Old Dutch Settlement 22

Looking for De Soto's Trail 27

Part II Indians

The Old Soldier, Friend of the Cherokee 31

Cherokees in Charles Town, 1759 34

Wilderness Survival in eighteenth-century Tennessee: The James Smith Story 37

The Assassination of Jack Walker 41

The Overbearing Governor 43

Part III The Civil War

"They Killed Him at Goodsprings" 47

Where the Travelers Rested 50

Uncle Pat 52

"The Yanks Have Fortified the Courthouse" 54

The Price of War: The Van Dyke Sons 57

Daphney's Thanksgiving 60

Forrest's Battle at Calhoun 63

Part IV Ghosts, Graves and Other Strange Happenings

A Mausoleum, a Legend, a School and Angelina 67

Old Steel, Cradles and Graves 71

The Grave Robbers 73

Haunted Williamsburg 75

Dead Man's Ticket 77

Houses of the Dead 79

The Dead and the Almost Dead 82

Part V Politics, Small Towns and Giant People

Etowah's Doughboys 85

One Street Corner, a Thousand Stories 88

"Going to the Store" in Early Etowah 90

The Athens Academy 92

Indians, Senators and Governors: The Forest Hill Academy 94

The Underdogs: Cook High's 1933 Basketball Team 97

Miss Myrtle 99

The Campbell-Van Dyke Graves 102

Part VI Holidays and Traditions

George Burger's Christmas 105

No Fake Christmas Trees, Beagles and Mamaw's House 108

Cat Heads for Breakfast 110

About the Author 112