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1	Suttree more books like this by Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy's highly unusual novel, set in 1951 Knoxville (where the author grew up), is the story of Cornelius Suttree, a distinct oddball unlike the young, questing heroes of most of McCarthy's other books. Suttree has given up a life of patrician wealth to live alone on a broken-down old houseboat on the Tennessee River, where he hopes to ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $8.26! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Orchard Keeper more books like this by Cormac McCarthy In rural Tennessee--Cormac McCarthy's home ground--a boy named John Wesley Rattner, whose father has been murdered, teams up with Athel Ownby, an aged man who lives in harmony with the land, to resist the encroachment of the modern world. One of Ownby's peculiarities is the mysterious corpse he keeps in his garden--a corpse that turns out to be ... see all copies from $5.55! new only from $7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Outer Dark more books like this by Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy's 1968 novel (his second) begins with the birth of a child to Rinthy Holme--a baby boy, who is taken off to the woods and left to die by Culla, Rinthy's brother--who is also the baby's father. Believing her son to be alive, Rinthy undertakes a quest to find him, and Culla begins to roam the Appalachian countryside on a mysterious ... see all copies from $6.99! new only from $7.72! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Carved in Bone more books like this by Jefferson Bass From the writing team of Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson comes the first in a new series. When an unusual corpse is discovered, a pioneering forensic anthropologist is called to investigate, but even this seasoned expert is staggered by what the corpse reveals--a revelation that only deepens the mystery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Carved in Bone: A Body Farm Novel more books like this by Jefferson Bass From Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson comes their "New York Times" bestseller--the first in a new series. When an unusual corpse is discovered, a pioneering forensic anthropologist is called to investigate, but even this seasoned expert is staggered by what the corpse reveals. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Cudjo's cave more books like this by John Townsend Trowbridge 1864. Beginning his career as a newspaper editor and anonymous contributor to various publications, Trowbridge first earned a name for himself upon publication of an antislavery novel. He wrote articles for the children's magazines Our Young Folks and Youth's Companion during and after the war. Of his Civil War novels, Cudjo's Cave was the most ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $24.73! \| first editions \| SVS
7	War at Every Door: Partisan Politics and Guerrilla Violence in East Tennessee, 1860-1869 more books like this by Noel C Fisher One of the most divided regions of the Confederacy, East Tennessee was the site of fierce Unionist resistance to secession, Confederate rule, and the Southern war effort. It was also the scene of unrelenting 'irregular,' or guerrilla, warfare between Union and Confederate supporters, a conflict that permanently altered the region's political, ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $15.95! \| first editions
8	Trailer Trash from Tennessee more books like this by David Hunter Trailer Trash from Tennessee by David Hunter is a childhood memoir of growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1950's and early 1960's. see all copies from $2.01! new only from $4.47! \| signed copies \| SVS
9	Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy more books like this by Edwin T Arnold (Editor), Dianne C Luce (Editor) Cormac McCarthy's first novel, The Orchard Keeper, won the William Faulkner Award. His other books - Outer Dark, Child of God, Suttree, and Blood Meridian - have drawn a cult readership and the praise of such writers as Annie Dillard and Shelby Foote. "There are so many people out there who seem to have a hunger to know more about McCarthy's work" ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $21.60! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Touring the East Tennessee Backroads more books like this by Carolyn Sakowski see all copies from $6.21! new only from $14.95! \| first editions
11 view cover	America's First Western Frontier, East Tennessee: A Story of the Early Settlers and Indians of East Tennessee more books like this by Brenda Callaway, Brenda Calloway Concentrating primarily within the period of 1600-1839, this narrative describes the first "Old West"--the land just beyond the crest of the Appalachian Mountains--and the many firsts that occurred there. see all copies from $12.16! new only from $12.16! \| first editions
12 view cover	From Roots to Roses: The Autobiography of Tilda Kemplen more books like this by Tilda Kemplen, Nancy Herzberg (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Sergeant York and his people more books like this by Samuel Kinkade Cowan see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.99!
14 view cover	Myra Inman: A Diary of the Civil War in East Tennessee more books like this by William R Snell (Editor), Myra Inman In 1859, a thirteen-year-old-girl began a diary, detailing the emotions and events of everyday life. Daily life in her small hometown of Cleveland, Tennessee was not destined to remain quiet and routine, however. When the Civil War began, the diary entries provide a firsthand account of the sorrows inflicted when the Civil War tore families apart ... see all copies from $2.79! new only from $35.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Loyal Mountaineers of Tennessee the more books like this by Thomas W Humes This book defines the importance of East Tennessee and its residents to the Union cause during the Civil War. The author begins with early history of East Tennessee and the events which led to the War Between the States. He continues by describing local people and events that contributed to the decision to remain loyal to the United States. The ... see all copies from $27.85! new only from $27.85! \| first editions
16 view cover	Discovering October Roads: Fall Colors and Geology in Rural East Tennessee more books like this by Harry Moore, Fred Brown Autumn presents a stunning array of colors in rural East Tennessee, and Discovering October Roads is the perfect traveler's companion for better enjoying those scenic views. In a compelling, anecdotal narrative, the book describes seven road trips through the region, discussing not only the leaf colors to be seen but also the geology, landscape, ... see all copies from $14.62! new only from $14.62! \| SVS
17	East Tennessee & the Civil War more books like this by Oliver P. Temple A solid social, political, and military history, this work gives light to the rise of the pro-Union and pro-Confederacy factions. It explores the political developments and recounts in fine detail the military maneuvering and conflicts that occurred. Beginning with a history of the state's first settlers, the author lays a strong foundation for ... see all copies from $28.16! new only from $28.16! \| SVS
18 view cover	Sacred Violence: A Reader's Companion to Cormac McCarthy: Selected Essays from the First McCarthy Conference, Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky, October 15-17, 1993 more books like this by Wade Hall (Editor), Rick Wallach (Editor) see all copies from $21.70!
19	Connection in East Tennessee the more books like this by Izora Waters Frizzell, Olga Jones Edwards see all copies from $19.20! new only from $99.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	William G. Brownlow: Fighting Parson of the Southern Highlands, more books like this by E. Merton Coulter Tennessee has had its share of outrageous characters over the years but none more so than William G. Brownlow. A legend in his own time and mythic in times after, Parson Brownlow was a circuit-riding Methodist minister, upstart journalist, and political activist who wielded a vitriolic tongue and pen in defense of both slavery and the Union. E. ... see all copies from $10.33! new only from $19.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Two Worlds in the Tennessee Mtns more books like this by David C Hsiung Most Americans know Appalachia through stereotyped images: moonshine and handicrafts, poverty and illiteracy, rugged terrain and isolated mountaineers. Historian David Hsiung maintains that in order to understand the origins of such stereotypes, we must look critically at their underlying concepts, especially those of isolation and community. ... see all copies from $28.45! new only from $31.50! \| first editions
22 view cover	A Very Violent Rebel: The Civil War Diary of Ellen Renshaw House more books like this by Ellen Renshaw House, Daniel E Sutherland (Editor) Ellen Renshaw House was only nineteen years old in 1863 when she began a detailed journal of her experiences in Knoxville, Tennessee, amid the turmoil of the Civil War. Her diary, now published for the first time, is a remarkable document of the divided loyalties that were so pronounced in that part of the state and of the daily effects the war ... see all copies from $24.91! new only from $34.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Myth, Legend, Dust: Critical Responses to Cormac McCarthy more books like this by Rick Wallach (Editor) For almost three decades, Cormac McCarthy solidified his reputation as an American "writer's writer" with remarkable novelssuch as his "Appalachian Tales, The Orchard Keeper, Outer Dark, Child of God," "Suttree," and his terrifying Western masterpiece, "Blood Meridian." Then, with the publication of "All the Pretty Horses," the first work of his ... see all copies from $95.00!
24	An Encyclopedia of East Tennessee more books like this by Jim Stokely A compilation of 255 brief articles on East Tennessee people, places, institutions, events, and other subjects, from James Agee to Alvin York, including country music, Ford Loudoun, and the Scopes trial. see all copies from $10.00! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	An Abolitionist in the Appalachian South: Ezekiel Birdseye on Slavery, Capitalism, and Separate Statehood in East Tennessee, 1841-1846 more books like this by Durwood Dunn, Ezekiel Birdseye "Durwood Dunn's incisive portrait of Ezekiel Birdseye not only enlightens in rich and startling ways our understanding of race relations, politics, and economic development for a substantial portion of the mountain South, it is equally as significant a contribution to the growing scholarship on American abolitionism. One finishes this book baffled ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $29.00! \| first editions

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