Secret History II: Stories About Knoxville, Tennessee [Paperback]

Jack Neely (Author), Ed Richardson (Author), Lisa Horstman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Scruffy City Publishing; 1 edition (November 20, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0965042618
• ISBN-13: 978-0965042611
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,270,996 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deep historical insight in the form of entertaining vignette, November 26, 1999

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Al B. (Rome, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret History II: Stories About Knoxville, Tennessee (Paperback)

Writing quality: 5 stars Entertainment value: 5 stars Historical accuracy: 5 stars Educational value masquerading as fun: 5 stars

Every city should have a Jack Neely. This book consists of 1 to 3 page vignettes of local, often-offbeat history of Knoxville, Tennessee. Most were originally published in MetroPulse, the town's alternative newspaper. (For a sample of his work, his latest column can usually be found on the newspaper's web site.)

Neely is insightful in his choice of topics and his historical accuracy is top-notch. While focused on Knoxville, Neely ties his stories into broader trends in Southern and US history. Reading this book, you get a feeling for what daily life was really like in small American cities at various times in the past.

Neely has two of these books, Secret History and Secret History II

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you remember Vatican Pizza?, June 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Secret History II: Stories About Knoxville, Tennessee (Paperback)

This book should be required reading for anyone from Fountain City to Cherokee Blvd.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More of the same great stories, February 2, 2000

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David Whittle (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret History II: Stories About Knoxville, Tennessee (Paperback)

If you liked vol. 1, then here's more of the same great stories about that "scruffy little city" in the middle of East Tennessee. Neely not only knows his stuff, but he also has a great way with words.