Feature Article in "The Tennessee Magazine"

The folks at "The Tennessee Magazine" feature our NEW Volume 2 book Thoroughfare for Freedom in the November 2011 issue. The magazine is distributed monthly to over 500,000 members by Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation.

They did an exceptional job in photography and layout. You can see the entire article by:   clicking here

Bill Puryear to appear on "A Word on Words"
Be sure and watch John Seigenthaler's interview with Bill on local NPT Sunday September 25th at 10:30am.

Jack Masters & Bill Puryear

TSLA Prominently Displays our Pioneer Books

Display at Tennessee State Library and Archives
Patrons entering the main reading room at TSLA in Nashville are greeted with our books on display.   A recent visitor, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, commented that he had both books in his personal library.

We appreciate our relationship with the the staff at TSLA - - where we also spend a lot of time researching.

Jack Masters & Bill Puryear

Houston County Public Library receives New Books

Nina Finley and Kay French
Jack Masters met recently with representatives in Houston County and discussed the work being accomplished to be able to place North Carolina Land Grants in Houston County.

North Carolina Land Grants on the Cumberland River from Kentucky all the way to Gainesboro, Tennessee, are a part of Volume 3 expected to be available mid 2012.

Jack Masters & Bill Puryear

Thoroughfare for Freedom now Available

Co-Author Jack Masters signs his newest book Thoroughfare for Freedom for Society President Joe Davenport at the most recent meeting of Cannon County Historical Society.
A Program dealing with North Carolina Land Grants was presented to an enthusiastic Society Membership in conjuction with the regular meeting of the Cannon County Historical Society last Monday May 10th. The new books were received the day of the meeting and will be mailed to those who previously ordered starting in the next few days.

Jack Masters & Bill Puryear

Image courtesy of Donna Nichols

Thoroughfare for Freedom now available in pre publication

Volume II of our series is now available in pre publication sales. To be delivered in May, this work represents the second of three volumes centered on early Cumberland River Valley Pioneers.

Order yours now by clicking here

Pre publication sales will continue thru April at a discounted price.

Jack Masters