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This chronicle of the formation of Tennessee from indigenous settlements to the closing of the frontier in 1840 begins with an account of the prehistoric frontiers and a millennia-long habitation by Native Americans. The rest of the book deals with Tennessee's historic period beginning with the incursion of Hernando de Soto's Spanish army in 1540. John R. Finger follows two narratives of the creation and closing of the frontier. The first starts with the early interaction of Native Americans and Euro-Americans and ends when the latter effectively gained the upper hand. The last land...

A compelling story of the ties that bind and the forces that drive us apart, Wars, Lies, and Family Ties continues the saga of the Bateman family begun in John R. Finger's debut novel, Wars Unwon.

Set against the backdrop of the major events of the first half of the twentieth century, Wars, Lies, and Family Ties depicts the complicated relationships and lives of the descendants of Civil War veteran-and thief-Shannon Bateman.

Tracing the life of Shannon's grandson, Walter Stevenson, the story also features Shannon's second wife, Lyla; his two daughters...