Sawbones

Sawbones, by Author Andy Peck, Winner of the Community History Leadership Award of Excellence from the East Tennessee Historical Society!Enjoy the humorous and revealing articles that captivated the nation from a Southern plantation owner, pre-Civil War physician, sportsmen, and father of nine!Sawbones reveals Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana history from a man who lived and wrote throughout the majority of the 19th century! Learn more about Jefferson City,...
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Sawbones, by Author Andy Peck, Winner of the Community History Leadership Award of Excellence from the East Tennessee Historical Society!Enjoy the humorous and revealing articles that captivated the nation from a Southern plantation owner, pre-Civil War physician, sportsmen, and father of nine!Sawbones reveals Tennessee, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana history from a man who lived and wrote throughout the majority of the 19th century! Learn more about Jefferson City, Morristown, and Wolf Creek, TN; Hot Springs, NC; Vicksburg, MS; and East Carroll and Madison Parish, LA!Between 1874 and 1886, Dr. Isham Peck (Ada and Charley's father, and grandson of Adam Peck, Sr., founder of Mossy Creek) wrote letters to the editor of The Morristown Gazette under the pen name Sawbones, and people wrote to him as well. Sawbones takes you on a deep dive into life in East Tennessee, Vicksburg, and Northeastern Louisiana during the years of Reconstruction after the Civil War and beyond. Sawbones expresses his thoughts on politics, slavery, medicine, agriculture, church disputes, friendship, and fishing. Author Andy Peck includes the history of Isham Peck and family, including what is known about his pre-Civil War service in the U.S. Army as a surgeon during the Black Hawk and Mexican-American Wars. Allow yourself to be transported to the South as the author includes original photography and a series of videos from places where Isham and family lived. Scan QR codes throughout the book to watch and learn! Sawbones is a journey worth experiencing!If you would like to learn about life during the 1800s, including political and religious scandals of the day, cotton planting, slavery, and more, order Sawbones today!Includes ~200 photos, images, maps, and charts, Hardcover (Color), Paperback (B/W), eBook (Color)*Buy Sawbones: Volume II to finish the journey! Includes the final 18 Sawbones articles written between 1879-1886. Plus genealogical reports for all of Isham's descendants to today! Special feature on early plantation life / slavery in Madison Parish, Louisiana."Sawbones is a must have for all history lovers." ~Rob Beuch, President, Jefferson County Historical Society