Knoxville
In
the Olden Time - A
reproduction of an
article from Harper's New
Monthly Magazine, published in 1885 (Vol. LXXI,
No. 421-6), written by
Edmund Kirke. The entire article is on-line, and I
have donated he
original copy to The McClung Collection in
Knoxville. 1907
Souvenir
History of Knoxville, TN,. This 96-page
booklet, originally published by
the Knoxville Engraving Company and edited by W.
M. Goodman, promotes
the city of Knoxville and includes many
interesting tidbits,
photographs, and advertisements of the era. At
8-1/2" x 11" in size, it
is smaller than the 10" x 13" original, although
due to the wide
margins of the original, the images themselves are
only slightly
reduced. It is fascinating reading and a "must"
for those interested in
the history of Knoxville. Paperback,
professionally bound and
published; ISBN 978-0-9800984-2-6.
Knoxville,
Tennessee,. A
128-page booklet, originally
published in
1891 as an edition of The Englehardt Series on
American Cities by
Andrew Morrison. It is 8-1/2" x 11" in size,
slightly larger than the
original. It includes numerous engraved images of
scenes, buildings,
businesses, and homes in the city, and a brief
index. Paperback,
professionally bound and published; ISBN
978-0-9800984-1-9.
Historical
Album of East Tennessee - 1898,. A 40-page
booklet, originally
copyrighted by W. A. J. Moore. It is 8-1/2" x 11"
in size, slightly
larger than the original. It includes photos of
homes, business and
other landmarks, and many advertisements for
businesses in the city of
Knoxville, TN. This version has been converted to
vertical format
because of printing issues, and to make reading
easier. Paperback,
professionally bound and published; ISBN
978-0-9800984-5-7.
Pictures
of Knoxville [Tennessee]. A 78-page booklet,
originally published around
1904 by Russell Harrison. It is 8-1/2" x 11" in
size, and includes B/W
photographs and engravings of scenes, buildings,
businesses, and homes
in the city, along with a brief introduction. The
original version was
in a horizontal format. This version has been
converted to vertical
format because of printing issues, and to make
reading easier.
Paperback, professionally bound and published;
ISBN 978-0-9800984-4-0. Battle of Campbell
Station. A 47-page booklet, an original
publication by
Charles A. Reeves, Jr.. It is 8-1/2" x 11" in
size, and is a
transcription of an article that appeared in the
December 7, 1863 issue
of the New-York Daily Tribune. It
includes
information about this battle, as well as the
Siege of Knoxville, The
Battles of Chattanooga and Chickamauga, and other
action. Several color
images include one of an original painting by Paul
J. Long (used with
permission). Paperback, professionally bound and
published; ISBN
978-0-9800984-0-2. Photographs from
the Appalachian and National Conservation
Expositions - Knoxville,
Tennessee, 1910-1913. A reproduction of
photos contained in
the report of the Expositons issued in 1914. By
Charles A. Reeves, Jr.
and Billie R. McNamara. It is 8-1/2" x 11" in size
and 96 pages.
Paperback, professionally bound and published;
ISBN 978-0-9800984-6-4. Standard History
of Knoxville, Tennessee. This book is a
reproduction of the
original book published in 1900, edited by William
Rule with George
F. Mellen and J. Wooldridge collaborators. It is
an extremely detailed
report of the history of the city up to that date,
with this version
including illustrations of scenes of the city and
its surroundings from
other publications of the era. More importantly,
it also includes a
very thorough index, which was not in the original
publication, and to
the author's knowledge, has not been available
previously in print.
This edition encompasses nearly 800 pages. It is
6" x 9" in size.
Paperback, professionally bound and published;
ISBN 978-0-9800984-9-5. Cemeteries of Clay County,
Tennessee by Jane Hembree Crowley and
Charles A. Reeves, Jr. is based on Walter E.
Webb's book, Clay
County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions.
With
additional information: A full name index, Burials
after Webb’s
last canvasses, Cemetery GPS coordinates (where
known), Grave
relocation information due to construction of the
Dale Hollow Dam (with
maps), and family connections. These two volumes
encompass nearly 750
pages. Printed copies are no longer available, but
epub versions are, at a much lower cost. They can
be read on a Mac with Apple's Books app, and a
free app is available from Microsoft for Windows.
Clay, Jackson, and Putnam
Counties,
Tennessee is a
314-page index of major landmarks in three
counties in the Upper
Cumberland River area of Middle Tennessee. The
landmarks were
determined from USGS maps and other sources, and
include Cemeteries,
Churches, Schools, Waterways, Roadways,
Municipalities, and Benchmarks,
with the emphasis being on cemeteries. It also
includes detailed color
maps and locating information, along with a
complete last name index. This
book is out-of-print.
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This page last updated January 22, 2022.