Let's Call It Finger is the story of north McNairy County, Tennessee, in and around the small West Tennessee town of Finger from its early settlement to World War II. Great emphasis is placed on the general development of north McNairy County from the 1820s to 1900. The story shifts to the establishment of Finger in 1900 through the post-war era, including the area's settlement, the War Between the States and its effects, and the advancement of education, business and commerce, transportation, and medicine. Strange, peculiar, and interesting events are also discussed, as well as the people and happenings that left indelible marks on Finger and north McNairy County. Finally, tribute is paid to the dead of the area with the inclusion of up-to-date histories and censuses of some twenty-five local cemeteries that document the graves of more than 2,700 individuals. While no other work exists on this scale and to this extent, author John E. Talbott puts forth this work with hopes that it will assist future generations in their quest to chronicle their families and the history of the region.

Let's Call It Finger: A History of North McNairy County and Finger, Tennessee, and Its Surrounding Communities

History

Talbott, Professor of History John E

Americas

John Edward Talbott

For more than 150 years, the story of the First West Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A. (renamed the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry) has been told from the perspectives of Col. Fielding Hurst, his critics, and his defenders. Now the story of this misunderstood irregular Union cavalry regiment is portrayed through the eyes and emotions of his second-in-command, Lt. Col. William K.M. Breckenridge. Long silenced by death and the mist of history, Breckenridge's journal retells the regiment's story. His contemporary voice and facts drawn from period documents provide a far clearer portrait than previously available. Through careful and detailed research, In The Shadow of the Devil debunks many legends and folklore regarding both Fielding Hurst and the First West Tennessee Cavalry. Further, the reputations of the soldiers themselves are somewhat restored as the specific war crimes of a few are detailed. A life too long hidden by death and the fog of history emerges with a strong and compelling voice. Now allowed to speak, that voice tells a story both convincing and historically significant.

In The Shadow of The Devil: William K.M. Breckenridge in Fielding Hurst's First West Tennessee U.S. Cavalry: William K.M. Breckenridge in Fielding Hurst's First West Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A.

Biographies & Memoirs

Talbott, John E.

Historical

Recollections of Thomas D. Duncan, A Confederate Soldier

Duncan, Thomas D.

In The Shadow of the Devil: William K.M. Breckenridge in Fielding Hurst's First West Tennessee U.S. Cavalry

The Tolby Nation has been quiet for four long years. But the peace of the backwoods is fragile. Luster Holder is a man with enemies and those enemies--the Greebers--are deadly. His one true friend is his dead Dossie Bell's illegitimate son, Buck Humphries. Woods Girl is a fast-moving series of events. Who will die? Who will live? Who will end up buried deep beneath the Nation soil? Jack Boone brings back the cast of characters from Dossie Bell Is Dead in this lost sequel. Eighty years after he first introduced them, we finally learn what became of them.

Woods Girl: The Lost Sequel to Dossie Bell is Dead

Literature & Fiction

Boone, Jack Happel

United States

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