Nashville Pikes, Volume 2: 150 Years Along the Hillsboro Pike, Hardcover/Ridley Wills II

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All history begins as local history, and Ridley Will's detailed examination of the history and sites along the Franklin and Granny White Pikes brings the local history of Nashville to vibrant life. Through profiles of churches, Civil War sites, public institutions, schools, racetracks, railroads and even a zoo and hunt club -as well as more than 75 houses --Wills offers more than a valuable reference work. He brings to life such notables as Ambrose Bierce, Frank Andrews, Maggie Vaulx, Kate Thomson Kirkland, Rogers Caldwell, "Spot" Mc Carthy, David Lipscomb, Luke Lea, and Lucinda "Granny" White.