It Happened in the Great Smokies: Stories of Events and People that Shaped a National Park

by Michael R. Bradley

Overview

From an eighteenth-century Cherokee feast to a deadly wildfire that destroyed a town, It Happened in the Great Smokies looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of America’s most visited national park.

It Happened in the Great Smokies includes thirty-one fascinating stories about events and ten biographies of people that shaped this famous national park in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493039746
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Series:	It Happened In Series
Edition description:	2nd Edition
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Michael R. Bradley lives in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and taught US History at Motlow College in Lynchburg, Tennessee from 1970–2006. He has hiked and camped in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than forty-five years. He is also the author of Death in the Great Smoky Mountains, It Happened in the Civil War and It Happened in the Revolutionary War.

Table of Contents

Map viii

Preface ix

Henry Timberlake Dines with Chief Ostenaco-1761 1

William Bartram Learns Medicine from the Cherokee-1775 6

Nanye-hi Shames the Warriors-1776 13

Stuart Bradley Finds a Friend and a Wife-1790 18

An Unexpected Gift-1818 24

Sequoyah and the Talking Leaves-1823 29

A Bad Woman or a Bad Mistake-1833 34

T'Sali Puts His People First-1838 39

Yonaguska Stays True to the Old Ways-1840 45

White Friend Saves the Cherokee's Land-1840 50

A Poetic Camping Trip-1859 55

Professor Guyot Makes a Map-1860 61

A Bad Day in Madison County-1864 66

Sweet Sixteen: Becky Caldwell's Play Party-1887 71

Keeping the Schoolhouse Warm-1890 77

Horace Kephart Arrives in the Smokies-1904 82

Gatlinburg Saves Its School-1912 87

A Mountain Girl's Wedding Day-1915 93

Decoration Day in Cades Cove-1920 99

A Lot of Nourishment in an Acre of Corn-1928 104

Helping to Build the Park-1934 110

A Park At Last-1940 115

Stubborn Old Women-1941 120

Carryin' Momma up the Mountain-1948 126

Unto These Hills-1950 131

The Walking Mountain Preacher-1957 137

Bridal Shower-1985 143

Being Prepared Saved Lives-1993 148

You Can Take the Girl Out of the Mountains-2000 153

A Smoky Mountain Ghost Town Reemerges-2014 159

Fire on the Mountain-2016 165

Bibliography 171

Index 174

About the Author 180