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The trial of John T. Scopes

a primary source account
2004
Tells the story of the 1925 trial that tested the constitutionality of the law that forbid the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools, and presents numerous primary source excerpts and photos.

The shade of the moon

a novel
2013
"Jon Evans is one of the lucky ones--until he realizes that escaping his safe haven may be the only way to truly survive"--Provided by publisher.

Davy Crockett

the legend of the wild frontier
2003
Examines the life and times of Davy Crockett, born in Tennessee in 1786, discussing his youth in the frontier, his education and marriage, his role in the War of 1812, and his reputation as a frontiersman and politician.

Suttree

1992
Cornelius Suttree, having abandoned a life of privilege, takes up life as a river fisherman on a dilapidated houseboat near Knoxville, Tennessee, where he encounters an assortment of eccentrics and outcasts.

Anything but ordinary

2012
A slight error left Olympic diving-hopeful Bryce Graham in a five-year coma and now, at twenty-two, she must adjust to a world that went on without her and to visions that may or may not be real.

Somebody everybody listens to

2010
Upon graduating from high school in the tiny town of Starling, Tennessee, aspiring country singer Retta Lee Jones manages to get herself to Nashville, where, in spite of some bad luck and hard times, she tries to persevere in pursuing her dreams.

The great monkey trial

science versus fundamentalism in America
1990
Examines the Scopes trial concerning the teaching of evolution in public schools, its outcome, and the implications for the continuing debate between evolutionists and creationists.

Davy Crockett and the Creek Indians

based on the Walt Disney television show
1991
In 1810, Davy Crockett enlists in the Tennessee Volunteers, as they are gearing up for a battle with the Creek Indians.

The buffalo knife

1952
In 1872, while traveling on a flatboat down the Tennessee River, Andy Clark earns the right to own a buffalo knife.

The journey of Elisa

from Switzerland to America
2000
When her father's illness causes the family moves from Brazil to Tennessee to be near their Swiss relatives, eleven-year-old Elisa finds that her family's faith sustains them through a number of trials.

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