An Abolitionist in the Appalachian South: Ezekiel Birdseye on Slavery, Capitalism, and Separate Statehood in East Tennessee, 1841-1846 de Dunn, Durwood - 1997-05-28

Univ Tennessee Press, 1988-08-15. Paperback. Good.

Knoxville TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1997. Paperback. Near Fine. Drawing on a rich trove of documents never before available to scholars, the author sketches the early pioneers, their daily lives, their beliefs, and their struggles to survive and prosper." 319 pages.; 6 x 9

Univ Tennessee Press, 1988-08-15. Paperback. Good. 8x5x0. Occasional pencil in the text's margins, otherwise a very good copy. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Exterior looks great, shelfwear is minor. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

University of Tennessee Press, c.1995, 6th.prtg., trade paperbk., 319pp., VG- $

Univ Tennessee Press, 1988-08-14. paperback. highlighted and underlined. 6x0x9. good cover

Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Near fine. 319pp. Biblio. Index. Photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

Univ Tennessee Press, 1988-08-14. paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. A nice softcover copy with a tight and square binding. Text and black & white photos are clean. Softcovers are good (clean, no creasing) but have a small amount of edge wear. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. Shipped in 100% recyclable material.

Knoxfille: The University of Tennessee Press, (2002). Octavo, softbound (slick, black & white photo. illus. stiff wrappers), xvi + 319 pp. Fine (As New). From lower cover: To millions of people who visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park each year, Cades Cove is a major attraction, its cabins and other structures forming a living museum of Southern Appalachian culture. But for more than a century before the park’s creation, Cades Cove was an isolated mountain community, first inhabited by the Cherokees, then by a few intrepid pioneers. This book traces in moving detail the founding, development, and demise of this rural settlement. Drawing on a rich trove of documents never before available to scholars, the author sketches the early pioneers, their daily lives, their beliefs, and their struggles to survive and prosper. In the process Durwood Dunn painstakingly corrects earlier stereotypes of the mountaineer -- the romantic vision of local colorists such as Mary Noailles Murfree, the… Leer más

The University of Tennessee Press. Fine. 2007. Softcover; 11th Printing. 0870495593 . A fine softcover copy. History and development of the early community of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. A main source of information was the Oliver family collection which included diaries, church records, unpublished sketches and histories, etc., that were kept by the first white family to settle in the area. Author also consulted oral histories and interviews, Dr. Abraham Jobe's memoirs, the record of Union soldier Lt. Charles G. Davis who was assisted by local people during the Civil War, census records, Blount County records, early newspapers. Illustrated. Index.; MCN30056; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pp .

University of Tennessee Press:, 1988. 319 pages, illustrated in b&w. "In Cades Cove, geographical isolation did not lead to ultural or economic deprivation but to a close-knit community with a strong sense of tradition and local pride. This conclusion, in a remarkable case study, calls into question many widely held assumptions about the evolution of Appalachian society as a whole." FINE SOFTCOVER. Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.