Thoroughfare for Freedom, Volume 2, the Second Atlas of the Cumberland Settlements 1779-1804 (Volume 2) - 2116

An oversize atlas, history, and art book continue the story of the original settlers of Middle Tennessee. Over 250 pages of period art, maps, charts, and story detail the people, land, and challenges of these heroic men and women. Volume 2 of the Cumberland Settler series provides new information for the history buff and genealogist by uncovering new discoveries and vivid tales of this hearty band of pioneers. Over 80 pages of detailed maps offer information for the original North Carolina land grants including all of Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson Counties; the remainder of Davidson and Smith County; and portions of Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, DeKalp, Jackson, Maury, Marshall,Putnam, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties. Stories of Andrew Jackson, James Robertson, the opportunity to grow wealth, speculation, the great land fraud, tribulation, treaties, and Longhunters are only of portion of the compelling history. The book includes full color reproduction of some of the finest of historic artist past and present including David Wright, John Buxton, Pamela Patrick White, Don Troiani, Charles Wilson Peale, William Ranney, Samuel Lovett Waldo, Allen Ramsey, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Daniel Gardner, Bradley Schmehl, Dale Gallon, John Trumbull, Thomas Waterman Wood, Eugene Louis Lami, Ralph E. W. Earl, and Bill Puryear. Following on their award winning Founding of the Cumberland Settlements, Masters and Puryear have gathered the best of information, story, and art to produce another groundbreaking book to add to the lore of where we came from, how we got here, the land we settled, and the land we created. The story of Middle Tennessee is the story of America.
ASIN: 0982462743
VSKU: 5ALWH00005NO_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Jack Masters|Bill Puryear|David Wright
Binding: Hardcover