Chattanooga chronicles

the long version

"Chattanooga's history is as storied and complex as any southern city that was born in theearly days of America and came of age during the Civil War, but not everysouthern city has a writer like Cody Maxwell. Join local journalist Maxwell fora look back at some of the most enthralling, if overlooked, chapters inChattanooga's history. This engaging collection features the legends and talltales, small triumphs and muted tragedies, characters, criminals and folkheroes that shaped the city's past. From the folk tale of Nickajack Cave andthe devastation of the Great Flood to the changing history of the Patten Towersand more, Maxwell draws an honest and engaging path through the forgottenstories that underlie the thriving and growing Chattanooga of today"-- "This books features about a dozen historical vignettes on major events and places around Chattanooga by journalist Cody Maxwell"--