James Robertson, Father of Middle Tennessee
Nashville has a founder, and most people who live there [...]
Before Nashville Was a City: The Winter Gamble That Founded a Capital
Before Nashville was a city, it was a gamble. In [...]
The Overmountain Men: The Frontier Farmers Who Turned the Tide of the Revolution
I keep coming back to one image from Tennessee's frontier [...]
Who Was John Sevier? Tennessee History’s Overlooked Hero
If you read my piece on the State of Franklin, [...]
Tennessee’s Unexpected Connections to National Events
When people think of Tennessee and history, they often go [...]
The Forgotten “State of Franklin”
Most people have never heard of the State of Franklin. [...]