Back Home in Williamson County [Paperback]

Lyn Sullivan Pewitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

An updated bicentennial edition of Lyn Pewitt’s popular oral history of the numerous, small Williamson County communities. Strong narrative and accompanying photos paint a vivid picture of rural life in this historic region of Middle Tennessee. Communities featured include Arrington, Berrys Chapel, Boston, Brentwood, College Grove, Fairview, Franklin, Leiper’s Fork, Nolensville, and many others.

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About the Author

Lyn Sullivan Pewitt, a longtime Williamson County resident, now lives in Naperville, Illinois. She frequently comes back home to Tennessee's Williamson County where she enjoys visiting with family and friends.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Providence House Publishers; Bct edition (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881576604
• ISBN-13: 978-1881576600
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,220,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Homes and Gardens: Country Living, August 6, 2001

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Patricia B. Ross (Wellesley, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back Home in Williamson County (Paperback)

I've only seen the 1986 "Project of Homecoming" done by Lyn Sullivan but having spent many joyous times in Williamson County, Tennessee at my grandmothers during high school, I was delighted to see the project "bring to life" the simple pleasures and larger than life people who make up such rural communities. Neglected for too long because of limited funds, information access, and motivation, the small towns of America tell the more important tales of common hardworking folk who helped to make America the fine country it is. The small country towns of people unique to the backroads of America have long been its strength and goodness, often reflected in surviving years of potential conflict in harmonious cooperation that many in the cities might emulate to reduce the crime rates even further. As small towns, everyone must always have a place - or move - and if they move, they usually leave all family ties behind, so they've learned to accommodate each other instead, accept their weaknesses, not dwell upon them, and to appreciate their strengths instead in a communal dignity most city dwellers are not aware of despite the fact that they are often highlighted in the lyrics of country tunes. A very welcome, first class anthology of historic importance for revealing the beginnings of America's rural towns and counties. I love the pictures. It shows how innovative and inventive America people are when they've a mind to do it! Rascals and scallywags, to boot!

4.0 out of 5 stars What a fantastic history Ms. Pewitt has created!, March 28, 2006

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M. Hoffman (Franklin, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back Home in Williamson County (Paperback)

It is very difficult these days to find the more obscure historical information of the important kind - the stories. After extensively searching for history on the area of South Williamson County known as "Callie", I finally found a full 2 pages dedicated to it in Ms. Pewitt's book (for those curious it's pages 45-46!)! Her writing has created for me an image of this area filled with Community Dances and Foot-Stompin' Fiddle Music from a time-gone-by. As an added bonus, the pictures in the book add even more life to the history, and I was thrilled to find one about Callie. We should all be grateful to Ms. Pewitt for her excellent work!