American History Books by Lawrence J. Fleenor, Jr.

Who was this man from long ago? Why does the mention of his name, even today, excite emotions in Southwest Virginia, East and Central Tennessee, and in Kentucky? Is there any importance attached to him other than as a folk figure? It would not be unreasonable to suggest that the killing of Chief Benge was the most important single event to ever to have happened in the above defined part of the country. The event is and was important both in its own right, and is and was important as a symbol of significant threads in the tapestry of people's lives. To the people of that area of his generation, only the Battle of King's Mountain could rival it as an event of transcendental significance, and through that event involved the forebears of today's citizens of that region, it did not occur in the region itself. We need to take a step back and examine his life and times to see both why our ancestors were so elated by his death, and why his ghost still stalks the land.

The Bear Grass A History The idea of regional history leads directly to the unspoken thesis of this book. Read more ...	The Forts of the Holston Militia The story of the southwest Virginia warfare told as never before! Locations of 37 of the forts ... more	Athawominee The Great Warrior's Path Daniel Boone, Thomas Walker and Claudius Crozet linked with the GREAT ROAD ... more
Benge! The story of the most successful and yet, the most dreaded of the Cherokee war leaders ... read more	Black Mountain Mother of Today Indians, feuds, bush-wackings, buffalo, Civil War murders ... read more	Appalachia Anthology A collection of short stories about the Town of Appalachia ... read more
Elk Garden Written by Lawrence J. Fleenor, Jr., and Edgar A. Howard, Elk Garden is a profoundly interesting place. Roughly only about a half a dozen miles across, this limestone cove to the north of Clinch Mountain in Russell County, Virginia, is special to American History in several ways. Read Elk Garden online.

American History Books by Lawrence J. Fleenor, Jr.

The Bear Grass *A History*

The Forts of the Holston Militia

Athawominee The Great Warrior's Path

The Bear Grass
A History

Athawominee
The Great Warrior's Path