This is a true story originating atop Tennessee's scenic Highland Rim in the year 1911. This is a story of an old white man ripped to pieces by ravenous swine. This is a story of a young black man with a bloody shirt. This is a story of a conflicted county Sheriff. This is a story of an unnecessary tragedy. This is the story of the Macon County race war. This brief volume encompasses the story of the horrible events that occurred in this one small county in Tennessee more than a century ago. It also delves into the lasting effects of those events on Macon County; including, how it adversely...

America's Fourteen Unknown Presidents explores the lives and careers of the fourteen men who served as President before the adoption of the United States Constitution. These largely unknown men served collectively from September 5, 1774 to April 30, 1789. They were sometimes referred to as -President of the Confederacy, - -President of Congress-, or -President of the United States in Congress Assembled.- We can better call them the -Unknown Presidents.- History has largely forgotten the acts preformed by these men while they were President. However, their accomplishments were (sometimes)...

This book follows the Sedley Alley case from the night he murdered Suzanne Collins until his execution by lethal injection at Nashville, Tennessee's Riverbend Prison more than twenty years later. This book presents highlights of Alley's mammoth court file of more than 50 volumes. It also references many media reports and almost 400 court opinions. The books takes a realistic look at the many defenses Alley adopted - from insanity to innocence - in the twenty-plus years he battled to avoid execution. It also deals bluntly with Tennessee's current judicial system. However, this book is about...