CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.- Carolyn Stier Ferrell will be releasing her 7th book entitled, Valentine Sevier: Blood on the Bluff during her book signing to be held on Saturday, September 17 as part of the annual Sevier Days event at Fort Defiance.
Ferrell will sign copies of this book as well as her other six books from 10 am until 3 pm. The book is priced at $45, which includes tax.
Ferrell stated, “This is the story of a pioneer, long hunter, Indian fighter, patriot, husband, and father. The reader will be introduced into the earliest beginnings of Clarksville through the telling of the story of Valentine Sevier and his family. The struggles to establish a new settlement amidst overwhelming danger created from competition over land already inhabited by the Native Americans are examined. This is the examination of a man, his motives, and constant overshadowing by his famous brother, John Sevier, destined to become Tennessee’s first state governor. Researching Valentine Sevier and the massacre that occurred on the bluff in New Providence has been ongoing for over a century by such historians as Dr. James G. M. Ramsey, John Haywood, John Trotwood Moore, Zella Armstrong, Lyman C. Draper, and Albert V. Goodpasture.”
Numerous entries from the Records of the War Department (1784-1800) were used to set the tone and give the reader an insight into the Cumberland Settlement dilemma as a whole as well as the means by which to place the story of the Seviers in its proper perspective.
As with her previous books, Ms. Ferrell traveled to the key locations integral to the research including the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Kings Mountain, Sycamore Shoals, Greeneville, Nickajack Lake near Chattanooga, and Marble Springs in Knoxville.
Because of the continued need to validate the exact site of Sevier’s Station, anyone having artifacts from the area surrounding the stone house on Walker Street or elsewhere near the property is asked to contact William Parker at the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center at 931 472-3351. These artifacts are vital for the ongoing research.
My next book,” said Ferrell, “will cover the Dog Hill Historic District near downtown. I lived in the neighborhood at my grandparents’ house twice in my life and have a particular affection for it and its residents. I would love anyone who has stories, photos, or information concerning the neighborhood to please contact me at carolynsferrell@hotmail.com or 931 980-2584 so that it may be included in the book.”