New Releases by Harry Moore

Spanning Tennessee from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, Interstate 40 is more than just a convenient roadway. It afford travelers the opportunity to observe the state''s geologic and physiographic features in all their variety. In this accessible and profusely illustrated book, Harry Moore offers a fascinating guided tour of that roadside geology.

"In his new poetry collection Harry Moore looks back across the decades to his "happy rural childhood" in the American South - under the shadow of Cold War fears - and even deeper into time; but ''52 Ford pickups and boxy black Model Ts aside, this is no exercise in nostalgia. Rather, it is in every sense a confession, of witness and complicity, yes, but more importantly an act of contrition, seeking absolution and reckoning for the long history of racist violence, repression, and on-going inequities that are the legacy of his region and his people. Echoing the words of Herman Shaw, survivor of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, while we cannot amend the past, "it''s / never too late to forgive, never too late / to heal, restore trust." Moore wonders at the possibility of such forgiveness - "after / the ships, the auction blocks, the war, / a state constitution bloated and tangled / to block freedom at every turn, lynchings / to breed fear and cowering-when we / the people have done our worst" - but he takes inspiration from Shaw''s wish for "us to be one America, / black, red, white together, trusting each other, / caring for each other, never allowing such / a tragedy again." And in doing so the pronoun is his title expresses not only collective guilt, but also an act of hope of collective redemption. At this moment of resurgent white nationalism, when such hope might seem to be receding, Moore''s confessions are more necessary than ever"--

Stepping through time to past and present communities, settled in deep hollows and surrounded by ridges and mountains in Tennessee''s Appalachia, is to confront a different and disappearing realm. Travel along Hogskin and Richland Valleys. Visit Frenches Mill and Dulaney General Store while passing cantilever barns, one-room school buildings and steepled churches. Listen as octogenarians Robert, Charles, Glenn and others explain life without electricity. Former Cades Cove residents Lois and Inez tell stories of living in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it was a national park. Authors Fred Brown, retired journalist, and Harry Moore, retired geologist, explore Tennessee''s Appalachian region, recalling its culture, land and people before it vanishes into the abyss of time.

Gerard is a high flyer. Young, qualified and partner in a top firm of accountants and insolvency practitioners. He just needs that one big job to really make a name for himself. He manipulates and manages the expectations of small business owners to generate fees. After all he is the biggest fee earner in the firm. He believes in himself but is unsure about his flirtatious wife Julie. Can he really trust her? And does he have a hidden past that is about to confront him?Victoria is worried about the future of her family firm. Her finance director makes a call to the company''s lawyer and triggers off a whole chain of events that change the prospects for the business and Gerard lands his big job.He meets an adversary who is trying to save the business whilst he tries to put it down. Who will win and what is Julie really up to when she is not with Gerard and with whom?

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #495, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on June 24, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #418, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on January 1, 1909.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #484, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on April 15, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #475, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on February 4, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #511, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on October 14, 1910.

This is the lead novel from "The Liberty Boys of ''76," #513, a Nickel Weekly publication containing tales of the American Revolution. It was originally published on October 28, 1910.

The Liberty Boys of ''76 was a weekly magazine containing stories of the American Revolution. The stories were based on actual facts and give a faithful account of the exciting adventures of a brave band of American youths who were always ready and willing to imperil their lives for the sake of helping along the gallant cause of independence. This volume reprints the lead novel from issue #504, originally published August 26, 1910.

The boys, well built and handsome, bronzed from exposure to the weather and wearing the uniform of the Continental army, were making their way along Wall street in the City of New York one pleasant September afternoon. Dick Slater was the captain and Bob Estabrook the first lieutenant of the Liberty Boys, a band of one hundred sterling young patriots engaged in the war for American independence, and at that time quartered in New York, on the Commons at the upper end of town. As they were walking along Wall street, Dick, who was very observant, noticed a man on the opposite side of the street, who seemed to be watching them closely as if with an idea of learning what they knew, and following them wherever they went. At this time the city was threatened by the British, who held Long Island and had ships at Staten Island just across from Manhattan ready to proceed up the rivers at any time. The presence of British spies in the city was suspected, and Dick, who was an expert spy himself, had his suspicions concerning the man opposite as soon as he saw the fellow.

Autumn presents a stunning array of colors in rural East Tennessee, and Discovering October Roads is the perfect traveler''s companion for better enjoying those scenic views. In a compelling, anecdotal narrative, the book describes seven road trips through the region, discussing not only the leaf colors to be seen but also the geology, landscape, and cultural history to be found along each route. In their introduction, Harry Moore and Fred Brown offer an overview of the geologic history and topography of East Tennessee as well as an accessible explanation of the science behind the changing leaf colors. They also discuss a number of common trees and the autumn color associated with each. In the chapters that follow, the authors'' descriptions of road trips are arranged according to three geographic areas: the Blue Ridge, the Valley and Ridge, and the Cumberland Plateau. Complementing the narrative is a wealth of illustrations, including maps, geologic line drawings, and photographs--many of which are reproduced in color. Discovering October Roads will prove an indispensable resource for anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of East Tennessee''s fall finery. The Authors: Harry Moore is a geologist with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the author of A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and A Geologic Trip across Tennessee by Interstate 40. Fred Brown is a feature writer and columnist for the Knoxville News-Sentinel. He is the author, with Jeanne McDonald, of Handling Serpents: Three Families and Their Faith and Growing Up Southern: How the South Shapes Writers.