Tony Hays


Born
Madison, TN, The United States
Died
January 25, 2015

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A native of Madison, Tennessee, Tony spent his teenage years on a farm about 10 miles southeast of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Although he had dreamed of being a writer since childhood, it was only after a brief career as a university administrator that he began to come into his own. Initially, he was awarded an undergraduate degree in history and a MA in educational psychology from Tennessee Technological University. Later, he received his MA degree in English/Creative Writing at Texas A&M University at Commerce in December 1991. Since then, he has been constantly on the move and in print.

Tony has visited some 30 countries, living in six -- Japan, Kuwait, Poland, the Marshall Islands, Macedonia, and England. During his tenure in the Middle Ea
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The Mystery Woman of Shiloh

Sometimes called the "Gettysburg" of the western theater, the battle at Shiloh certainly held enough human drama and tragedy to merit the title. Stories of heroism and cowardice, fortune and disaster, abound. But perhaps the strangest tale of Shiloh is that of a young lieutenant named Harry T. Buford who allegedly appeared on the field at Shiloh Meeting House just after the first shots rang out. W Read more of this blog post »
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Thank you to the four people who voted unanimously that we should have quarterly read alongs of works by Tennessee authors. Please vote in this poll to pick the book/author for our first read along which will start in June...probably mid-month. I'm keeping the choices low due to low voter turn out last poll.

 
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