Very few people have lived a life comparable to that of Chickasaw Chief George Colbert; Butch Walker tells the story of this little known Celtic Indian man that lived a life worthy of a Hollywood movie in Chickasaw Chief George Colbert: His Family and His Country. This historic timepiece tells Colbert's story from a son of a Scots father and Chickasaw mother to a decorated military leader, successful ferry operator, plantation owner, businessman, and Chickasaw chief. George Colbert was a relatively unknown historical figure and decorated military hero that led the Chickasaws through Indian...
Very few people have lived a life comparable to that of Chickasaw Chief George Colbert; Butch Walker tells the story of this little known Celtic India...
There have been many books written about the poor country hill people of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the Indians of this historic place. In Celtic Indian Boy of Appalachia: A Scots Irish Cherokee Childhood, Butch Walker tells his personal tale of two cultures that influenced the stories of his upbringing. His roots are deeply planted in the mountains and valleys of the southern foothills of Appalachia; so springs forth this raw story of his life. Nothing is hidden from the reader as you are taken from the cotton fields, to the creek bottoms, and backwoods in a tale of heartache...
There have been many books written about the poor country hill people of the Appalachian Mountains, as well as the Indians of this historic place. ...
"Appalachian Indian Trails of the Chickamauga: Lower Cherokee Settlements" is definitely a must read for anyone interested in the ancestral landscape, aboriginal trails, and historical American Indian settlements of the Southeast. It is obvious in reading this book that Rickey Butch Walker has researched many years to share this extensive and detailed Indian history with us in the south. This information is worthy to be shared with our children and grandchildren to keep them in touch with their deep southern roots; let us never forget from where we started and the trails that our mixed...
"Appalachian Indian Trails of the Chickamauga: Lower Cherokee Settlements" is definitely a must read for anyone interested in the ancestral landsca...
Soldier's Wife is a straightforward biography of Katie Lucille (Lucy) Walker, a devoted wife and mother, who with her children followed her husband Asa (Ace) Francis Walker, Jr. to Alaska, Japan, Guam, Germany, and other faraway places as he served in the military. Living in foreign countries and cultures presented challenges that were nothing like those Lucy had known as a poverty stricken country girl growing up in the foothills of Appalachia. Although she was born in the mist of the Great Depression and grew up during World War II, she never allowed herself to be bogged down by poverty....
Soldier's Wife is a straightforward biography of Katie Lucille (Lucy) Walker, a devoted wife and mother, who with her children followed her husband As...
