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Cover image for The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton, isbn: 9781626197206
The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton
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$21.99
Cover image for Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn, isbn: 9781467143189
Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn
Paperback
$26.99

The Forgotten Adventures of Richard Halliburton

9781626197206

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Author R. Scott Williams details the spectacular exploits of a true adventurer.


Richard Halliburton ran away from his hometown in Memphis at the age of nineteen to lead an extraordinary and dramatic life of adventure. Against the backdrop of the Golden Age, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression, Halliburton's exploits around the globe made him an internationally known celebrity and the most famous travel writer of his time. From climbing Mount Olympus in Greece to swimming the Panama Canal and literally flying all the way to Timbuktu, Halliburton experienced and wrote about adventures that others never even believed possible. His youthful spirit and bohemian lifestyle won the hearts of millions.

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Tennessee Statesman Harry T. Burn

9781467143189

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Harry T. Burn’s great-grandnephew, Tyler L. Boyd, chronicles the life and legacy of a Tennessee legend in this never-before-told life story.


After reading a letter from his mother, Burn cast the deciding vote to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting suffrage rights to millions of American women. Born and raised in McMinn County, he served in Tennessee government in various capacities for many years, including terms in the state senate and as delegate to state constitutional conventions. His accomplishments include helping secure universal suffrage rights, drafting clean election laws and leading successful careers in law and banking. He encountered more controversies in his career, such as an unsuccessful gubernatorial bid, election fraud and implementation of state legislative reapportionment.

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