The Tennessee Volume II: The New River Civil War to TVA

The Tennessee #2

by Donald Davidson

This is the story of the New Tennessee River, Volume II (following on Volume I which contained the story of the Old Tennessee River). Chapter Amphibious Paducah to Fort Henry The Battle of Shiloh The Strategic Importance of Muscle Shoals Chikamauga and its Sequel Guerrillas versus Gunboats Forrest Wreaks Havoc among the Gunboats The Cost of Civil War Parson Brownlow and the Ku Klux Klan Kingdom Coming The Last Great Days of the Steamboats The Uneasy Reign of King Kilowatt I Trials by Jury and Otherwise At Last! The Kingdom Really Comes! The TVA Makes a New River The Workings of TVA Navigation, New Style Green Lands and Great Waters The Battles of TVA Journal of a Voyage from Chattanooga to Paducah on the Good Steamboat Gordon C. Greene

377 pages, Hardcover

First published January 25, 1992

About the author

Not to be confused with Philosopher Donald Davidson or Donald Davidson

Reviews

[Drew Norwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Donald Davidson was a one-of-a-kind historian. This volume includes: an unexpected preface from Russell Kirk, a quick look at the Civil War battles in the vicinity of the Tennessee River, and the importance of that river for federal operations during the War; the Scopes Monkey trial; the origin, early pushes, and eventual creation of the TVA; and the TVA’s makeup and operations, as well as its massive impact on the Tennessee valley.

[Jared · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting enough history of the Tennessee valley. A bit too sympathetic to Confederate ideology and continued racism although this was written in 1940s. TVA history is very interesting, but at times too thorough to be enjoyed.