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Bibliographic Citation
Albright, Edward. 1909. Early history of Middle Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn: Brandon Print. Co
Electronic Source
Sumner County TNGenWeb
Note:This site gives the publication date as 1908. Google Books and World Catalogue gives it as 1909.
Description
From Albright's Preface:
- The history of Tennessee, and especially that of our own section of the State, was long sadly neglected, and it was now with the greatest difficulty that many of the isolated facts of tradition may be woven into a continuous thread of history. The failure of preceding generations to gather and record, first-handed, many of the stirring events of the early times in the Cumberland Valley from those who participated in them, has increased the task of the historical writer to write a history of to-day. Only one other attempt has been made to write a history of Middle Tennessee and that was by Col. A. W. Putnam, of Nashville, in 1859. From this work I have gathered much valuable information as well as from CARR'S Early Times, the histories of the State written by Judge Haywood, Dr. Ramsey, Mr. Phelan, Profs. McGee, Garret and Goodpasture, and others. I am also indebted to Imlay's Historical Works, Roosevelt's Winning of the West, and Washington Irving's account of Spanish travels.
- Much of the latter-day traditions extant in both Sumner and Davidson Counties had been collected and harmonized and to the many sources from which this has been gathered I acknowledge myself indebted. Especially do I desire to express thanks to Dr. J. H. McNeilly, of Nashville, Dr. R. V. Foster, of Lebanon, and Col. Ruben T. Durett, of Louisville, for the courtesies and help extended and many favors shown. Without the aid of these and of others who might be mentioned I should have fallen far short of the historical accuracy which I believe to be a characteristic of the forthcoming work.
- For my own generation as well as for that of coming generations, I have gathered the facts presented from every available source, and now give them to the public, trusting that they may both instruct and entertain.
- Edward Albright
- Gallatin, Tenn, Jan 15, 1909
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