History of Tennessee

Histories and Source Documents

At some point I may have a general history of Tennessee onsite; for now, the following items:

[ about 80 pages of print ] Pioneers of the Old Southwest by Constance Lindsay Skinner is one of the 50 good little books in the early‑20c "Chronicles of America" series, laying out clearly and reliably various facets of American history: here, the establishment of Tennessee and Kentucky, starting with the 17c and 18c colonial migrations to the "Back Country" of North Carolina and taking us up to the time of Daniel Boone's death in Missouri in 1820. The early settlements, the Indian wars, the Revolutionary War battle of King's Mountain, the French and Spanish intrigue, and the State of Franklin are all well covered; chapters 8‑10 focus more particularly on Tennessee.

[ 5/24/09: 8 items — 236 pages of print — presented in 45 webpages ] From time to time, I expect to add to the site some of the more interesting items to be found in the Tennessee Historical Magazine — or at least only those in the public domain, of course. The centerpiece for now is a complete transcription of Gov. John Sevier's diary [a primary source]; other material onsite includes articles on early pioneers Richard Henderson and John Montgomery; a fair amount on border surveys and early geography; Bedford's river voyage from Nashville to New Orleans (1807) [primary source]; and more.

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