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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 £4.60! new only from £9.02! \| first editions
2	Outer Dark more books like this by Cormac McCarthy By the author of the critically acclaimed "Border Trilogy", "Outer Dark" is a novel at once mythic and starkly evocative, set in an unspecified place in Appalachia sometime around the turn of the century. A woman bears her brother's child, a boy; the brother leaves the baby in the woods and tells her he died of natural causes. Discovering her ... see all copies from £3.08! new only from £9.46! \| first editions
3	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 £2.01! new only from £4.39! \| first editions
4	Orchard Keeper more books like this by Cormac McCarthy Set in a small, remote community in rural Tennessee in the years between the two world wars, "The Orchard Keeper" is an early classic from one of America's finest and most celebrated authors. It tells of John Wesley Rattner, a young boy, and Marion Sylder, an outlaw and bootlegger who, unbeknownst to either of them, has killed the boy's father. ... see all copies from £2.69! new only from £9.46! \| first editions
5	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 £4.16! new only from £4.16! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Cudjo's cave more books like this by John Townsend Trowbridge Cudjo's Cave chronicles the brutalities and fears faced by unionists, loyal to Abraham Lincoln and the federal cause, living in secessionist states politically aligned with the Confederacy. Set in 1861 in a fictionalized rural village in east Tennessee, the story revolves around four main characters who find themselves trapped together with other ... see all copies from £6.49! new only from £10.92! \| first editions
7	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 £7.51! new only from £23.86! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy more books like this by Edwin T Arnold (Editor), Dianne C Luce (Editor) Originally published in 1993, this was the first volume of essays devoted to the works of Cormac McCarthy. Immediately it was recognized as a major contribution to studies of this acclaimed American author. American Literary Scholarship hailed it as "a model of its kind". It has since established itself as an essential source for any McCarthy ... see all copies from £14.34! new only from £24.09! \| first editions
9	From Roots to Roses: The Autobiography of Tilda Kemplen more books like this by Tilda Kemplen, Nancy Herzberg (Editor) see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Touring the East Tennessee Backroads more books like this by Carolyn Sakowski see all copies from £8.15! new only from £14.30!
11	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 £15.08! signed copies
12 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 £7.57! new only from £17.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	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 £5.46! new only from £7.14! \| signed copies
14 view cover	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 £10.24! new only from £14.98! \| first editions
15 view cover	Sergeant York and his people more books like this by Samuel Kinkade Cowan see all copies from £10.37! new only from £10.37!
16 view cover	Loyal Mountaineers of Tennessee the more books like this by Thomas W Humes A valuable addition for both the Tennessee historian and the Civil War buff, this original account from 1888 defines the importance of East Tennessee to the Union cause during the Civil War. A complete index is included. see all copies from £23.11! new only from £23.11! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Granny Curse: And Other Ghosts and Legends from East Tennessee more books like this by Randy Russell, Janet Barnett From the Blue Ridge to the Cumberlands, from Pigeon Forge and Cades Cove to Warrior Path State Park and Roan Mountain, East Tennessee offers a plethora of stories about haints and spirits. Twenty-five tales, all based in historical fact or tied to an actual location and intertwined with regional folklore, are included in this collection. see all copies from £6.66! new only from £7.14! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Hidden History of East Tennessee more books like this by Joe Guy Critically acclaimed author Joe Guy serves up a stout batch of East Tennessee history in this latest collection of articles from his popular newspaper column. From Chattanooga up to Knoxville, and every town and holler in between, Guy recounts the absorbing and oft-forgotten history of this great region with stories of revenuers, Overmountain Men, ... see all copies from £12.96! new only from £12.96!
19 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 the concepts of isolation and community in Appalachia. He examines how ... see all copies from £19.08! new only from £25.60! \| first editions
20 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 £12.36! new only from £12.36! \| first editions
21 view cover	Seasonal more books like this by Betty J Belanus, PH.D. Rob Anderson's job as Seasonal Folklorist in the idyllic setting of East Tennessee leads to adventure and romance as he uncovers layer after layer of the legend of local murderer and outlaw Boyd Jenkins. By asking the right questions, Rob and the beautiful Ruthie Taggart find the truth behind Jenkins' intriguing past. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.56!
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 £41.53! signed copies
23 view cover	The Warrior's Path: Reflections Along an Ancient Route more books like this by Casey Clabough One of North America's oldest and most storied routes, "the Warrior's Path," as it was known by the Iroquois, was formed centuries ago by migrating animals and the humans who followed them. It spanned from the Iroquois lands of what is today New York State down the Appalachian Valley system and into the Cherokee country of Tennessee and North ... see all copies from £14.00! new only from £14.32!
24 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 £27.95!
25	Stories of Early Inns & Taverns of the East Tennessee Country more books like this by Wilma Dykeman, Thomas J. Reising (Illustrator), Lareine W. Clayton see all copies from £12.94! signed copies \| first editions

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