Tallapoosa

Literature & Fiction

Williamson, Larry

United States

Court Street Pr

Two brothers from Virginia migrate to new lands in the Mississippi territory (present-day Alabama) in the early 1800s. There they take brides, one an Indian woman and the other the daughter of another settler, and try to build lives on the border of the Creek Nation. At first, life is peaceful and happy as the two couples farm, build and trade with the Creeks living nearby. But as more Europeans arrive, economic forces, political ambition, and personal aggression result in increasing conflict and then bloodshed, culminating in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. Tallapoosa is an exciting historical novel about the Creek Wars and the ramifications of U.S. aggression into Native American lands.

Tallapoosa: A Novel

NewSouth Books

<p>Larry Williamson's story of the first Creek War in Alabama (1813-1814), Tallapoosa (2001 by NewSouth Books), was a rousing success, and this sequel, Muskogi Sunset: The Second Creek War of 1836, builds on that tragic story, including many of the same characters and mix of historical facts and exciting story line.Williamson's update on the Murph family and its strong personal connection with the local Creeks living on the Tallapoosa River shows that Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 was not fully endorsed by Alabama's citizenry, especially those living on Creek lands.Though the Cherokees Trail of Tears is more famous, the Creeks had their own forced removal. The Creeks knew they had little say in the matter and that many whites would take advantage of the situation to steal their homes and property, sending them on a heart-breaking path toward what would later be known as Oklahoma.It is troubling in today's diverse society to realize the lengths our ancestors took to eliminate the native population from their homes, but it is also understandable why so many of the Creeks in 1836 were willing to stand against the government oppression unwillingly fostered upon them. Larry's first book was the historical novel Tallapoosa, about the Creek Indian War of 1813-14. Muskogi Sunset, concerning the Second Creek War of 1836, is the sequel to Tallapoosa.</p>

Muskogi Sunset: The Second Creek War of 1836 (Ardent Writer Press)

Ardent Writer Press, LLC, The

The South was desperate in April 1864. And now the forces against them had their eyes on Richmond, its government and its manufacturing capability, especially its armories. The stage was set for the small town, safely situated on the banks of the Tallapoosa, to produce the carbine that Richmond could not. But in the closing week of the Civil War, the 500 cavalry carbines produced for the Confederacy never saw action and never reached Macon where the armory commander was directed to send them. Only 10 are in existence today. And it is the mystery of their disappearance that adds a mystical quality to the story of a little town that could, the only Confederate armory that was not destroyed during the Civil War. Legend of the Tallassee Carbine: A Civil War Mystery is full of drama, war, and its devastating effects to the people, both soldier and civilian, that must endure its challenges. Larry Williamson’s premise for their loss is both unique and believable, even as it may be wishful thinking. His characters are enjoyable, noble and sweet, especially the subplot involving a young confederate soldier and the daughter of Benjamin Micou, the historical owner of the Tallassee Armory.

Legend of the Tallassee Carbine: A Civil War Mysery

Literary

The Ardent Writer Press, LLC

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