The Year without Summer, the Million Dollar Fire, and the Tobacco Wars —Allen R. Coggins writes about them all in his new book Tennessee Tragedies: Natural, Technological, and Societal Disasters in the Volunteer State. Coggins also discusses these events (and more) in his interview on BookNotes with Thomas Wells.
‘Opportunity Lost’ Author Discusses School Reform in National Media
Marcus Pohlmann, author of Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools, is an expert on the relationship of poverty to school reform. His views were recently featured in the Washington Post.
Pohlmann is also quoted in a recent New York Times story regarding the move to dissolve the Memphis school system into the Shelby County school system.
University of Tennessee Press authors are featured during C-Span’s visit to Knoxville.
In the Fall of 2011, C-Span came to Knoxville, TN. In exploring the fascinating history of this mountain town, they relied on several University of Tennessee Press authors. The list includes: Paul Bergeron speaking about Andrew Johnson, Jeff Chapman on the Cherokee, Bruce Wheeler spoke on the history of Knoxville, Dan Feller on Andrew Jackson. Watch the video on the C-Span website.
Pictured: Bruce Wheeler
