Tennessee: A History

by Wilma Dykeman

Book by Dykeman, Wilma

206 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Wilma Dykeman Stokely was an American writer of fiction and nonfiction whose works chronicled the people and land of Appalachia.

Reviews

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dykeman's book covers the history of Tennessee through the loving eyes of a native. She hooked me at the start with her statement that "All of Tennessee, like Caesar's Gaul, is divided into three parts." Everything from the early explorers, the state of Franklin, the Over Mountain Men, Crockett, Boone, Sevier, Blount, Houston, the Scope's Monkey Trial, the Manhattan Project, TVA ... anything you could think of from our state's history up to the year 1975 is mentioned. The narrative weaves together the social, political, and geographical to show what is different and what unites the three Grand Divisions. Whether you have ties to Cades Cove, Coal Creek, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, or Memphis, some part of your past and your heritage will be one of the strands that the author uses to complete her tapestry of Tennessee for readers.

[Donna Covell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great way to discover the history of Tennessee.