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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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The Lost State of Franklin
Author: Kevin T. Barksdale
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813154030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In the years following the Revolutionary War, the young American nation was in a state of chaos. Citizens pleaded with government leaders to reorganize local infrastructures and heighten regulations, but economic turmoil, Native American warfare, and political unrest persisted. By 1784, one group of North Carolina frontiersmen could no longer stand the unresponsiveness of state leaders to their growing demands. This ambitious coalition of Tennessee Valley citizens declared their region independent from North Carolina, forming the state of Franklin. The Lost State of Franklin: America's First Secession chronicles the history of this ill-fated movement from its origins in the early settlement of East Tennessee to its eventual violent demise. Author Kevin T. Barksdale investigates how this lost state failed so ruinously, examining its history and tracing the development of its modern mythology. The Franklin independence movement emerged from the shared desires of a powerful group of landed elite, yeoman farmers, and country merchants. Over the course of four years they managed to develop a functioning state government, court system, and backcountry bureaucracy. Cloaking their motives in the rhetoric of the American Revolution, the Franklinites aimed to defend their land claims, expand their economy, and eradicate the area's Native American population. They sought admission into the union as America's fourteenth state, but their secession never garnered support from outside the Tennessee Valley. Confronted by Native American resistance and the opposition of the North Carolina government, the state of Franklin incited a firestorm of partisan and Indian violence. Despite a brief diplomatic flirtation with the nation of Spain during the state's final days, the state was never able to recover from the warfare, and Franklin collapsed in 1788. East Tennesseans now regard the lost state of Franklin as a symbol of rugged individualism and regional exceptionalism, but outside the region the movement has been largely forgotten. The Lost State of Franklin presents the complete history of this defiant secession and examines the formation of its romanticized local legacy. In reevaluating this complex political movement, Barksdale sheds light on a remarkable Appalachian insurrection and reminds readers of the extraordinary, fragile nature of America's young independence.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813154030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
In the years following the Revolutionary War, the young American nation was in a state of chaos. Citizens pleaded with government leaders to reorganize local infrastructures and heighten regulations, but economic turmoil, Native American warfare, and political unrest persisted. By 1784, one group of North Carolina frontiersmen could no longer stand the unresponsiveness of state leaders to their growing demands. This ambitious coalition of Tennessee Valley citizens declared their region independent from North Carolina, forming the state of Franklin. The Lost State of Franklin: America's First Secession chronicles the history of this ill-fated movement from its origins in the early settlement of East Tennessee to its eventual violent demise. Author Kevin T. Barksdale investigates how this lost state failed so ruinously, examining its history and tracing the development of its modern mythology. The Franklin independence movement emerged from the shared desires of a powerful group of landed elite, yeoman farmers, and country merchants. Over the course of four years they managed to develop a functioning state government, court system, and backcountry bureaucracy. Cloaking their motives in the rhetoric of the American Revolution, the Franklinites aimed to defend their land claims, expand their economy, and eradicate the area's Native American population. They sought admission into the union as America's fourteenth state, but their secession never garnered support from outside the Tennessee Valley. Confronted by Native American resistance and the opposition of the North Carolina government, the state of Franklin incited a firestorm of partisan and Indian violence. Despite a brief diplomatic flirtation with the nation of Spain during the state's final days, the state was never able to recover from the warfare, and Franklin collapsed in 1788. East Tennesseans now regard the lost state of Franklin as a symbol of rugged individualism and regional exceptionalism, but outside the region the movement has been largely forgotten. The Lost State of Franklin presents the complete history of this defiant secession and examines the formation of its romanticized local legacy. In reevaluating this complex political movement, Barksdale sheds light on a remarkable Appalachian insurrection and reminds readers of the extraordinary, fragile nature of America's young independence.
Foster Ancestors
Author: Harold W. Boles
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Category : Foster family
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Ancestors and descendants of William Foster (1770?-ca. 1831) who settled in Johnson County, Indiana in the early 1800's.
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Category : Foster family
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Ancestors and descendants of William Foster (1770?-ca. 1831) who settled in Johnson County, Indiana in the early 1800's.
Records Abstracted for Robinson, Robertson, Robison, Roberson from Miscellaneous Records
Author: Lydia Josephine Taylor Kilduff
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Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Ohio County, Kentucky, in the Olden Days
Author: Harrison D. Taylor
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Category : Ohio County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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History of Ohio County, people and the events. It included business people, lawyers, physicians, and a history of the Taylor family. With "Ohio County marriage records, 1799 to 1840."
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Category : Ohio County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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History of Ohio County, people and the events. It included business people, lawyers, physicians, and a history of the Taylor family. With "Ohio County marriage records, 1799 to 1840."
Charles and Cynthia
Author: Betty Hollandsworth Jackson
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Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Charles Baker was born in Arkansas in 1884. He married Cynthia Ann Davis and they had seven children. They lived in Oklahoma for most of their lives. Information on their descendants and their ancestral lines back into colonial America and Europe is given in this volume. Descendants now live in Kansas, Oklahoma, California, and elsewhere.
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Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Charles Baker was born in Arkansas in 1884. He married Cynthia Ann Davis and they had seven children. They lived in Oklahoma for most of their lives. Information on their descendants and their ancestral lines back into colonial America and Europe is given in this volume. Descendants now live in Kansas, Oklahoma, California, and elsewhere.
Family Records Today
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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County Courthouse Book
Author: Elizabeth Petty Bentley
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806317977
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"The County Courthouse Book is a concise guide to county courthouses and courthouse records. It is an important book because the genealogical researcher needs a reliable guide to American county courthouses, the main repositories of county records. To proceed in his investigations, the researcher needs current addresses and phone numbers, information about the coverage and availability of key courthouse records such as probate, land, naturalization, and vital records, and timely advice on the whole range of services available at the courthouse. Where available he will also need listings of current websites and e-mail addresses." -- Publisher website.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 9780806317977
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
"The County Courthouse Book is a concise guide to county courthouses and courthouse records. It is an important book because the genealogical researcher needs a reliable guide to American county courthouses, the main repositories of county records. To proceed in his investigations, the researcher needs current addresses and phone numbers, information about the coverage and availability of key courthouse records such as probate, land, naturalization, and vital records, and timely advice on the whole range of services available at the courthouse. Where available he will also need listings of current websites and e-mail addresses." -- Publisher website.
New Arrivals in American Local History and Genealogy, Quarterly List
Author: Sutro Library
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Love Letters
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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