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Gafford, Charlotte K.

Gant, A. Mac

Garrett, Lewis

Gee, Connie

Gentry, Cindy White

Gentry, Jimmy

Giger-Norman, Naomi

Glenn, Walter

Goldblatt, Joe Jeff

Goodpasture, H. McKennie

Goodpasture, Henry

Govan, Christine Noble

Graham, Fred

Grant, George

Grant, Karen

Green, Sharon

Green, Steve

Gregory, Joseph Charles McLean

Gross, Robert L.

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Gafford, Charlotte K.

Charlotte K. Gafford, a former resident of Fairview, attended Birmingham Southern College and received an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. A professor at Norwich University and the University of Alabama in Birmingham, she has published poems in many journals and was a documentary scriptwriter and consultant for the Vermont Council on the Humanities.

–The Pond Woman, 1989

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Gant, A. Mac (1899-1983)

A. Mac Gant served with the U.S. Navy in World War I and then worked for the Illinois Central Railroad in Georgia. Following the death of his first wife and his remarriage, he started a wholesale lumber business, which he operated for 41 years. During the Depression, he bought Cool Springs Farm in Williamson County, where he lived with his second wife and their combined children, all of whom made active contributions to their communities.

–Destiny’s Plan: The Story of a Combination Family, 1982

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Garrett, Lewis (ca. 1772-1869)

Lewis Garrett was born in Virginia around 1772 and moved to Kentucky with his family in 1779. His father died on the journey, leaving his mother a widow with eight children. In 1794 Garrett joined the Methodist ministry and served twelve consecutive years in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. He was part of the revival movement of 1799-1800, in the role of presiding elder of the Cumberland district. He helped scout the Missouri territory to ascertain its readiness for Methodist missions. In 1806, upon returning from the Missouri journey, he settled in Franklin, Williamson County, working as a laborer during the week and preaching once or twice on Sundays within a 50-mile range. His book is quoted in many early accounts of Kentucky and Tennessee.

–Recollections of the West, 1834

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Gee, Connie

Connie Gee grew up in Nashville and received her B.S. and M.A. degrees from Peabody College. Her two children were born in Oak Ridge, where she began her teaching career. She then moved to Brentwood and taught at Scales Elementary School. She developed units for the lower grades in the work cited below. In addition to teaching, Gee has been a full-time volunteer for breast cancer issues; she has written speeches and newspaper articles on the subject and served as a member of the peer review panel of the cancer research division of the Department of Defense.

–Creative Pathways: A Curriculum Guide for the Talented and Very Able Child (with others), 1983

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Gentry, Cindy White

Cindy White Gentry, a lifelong resident of Williamson County, graduated from Franklin High School and Middle Tennessee State University with a major in history and a minor in English. She has been a researcher and a freelance writer. Gentry has also been a docent at the Carter House in Franklin and has worked with the Heritage Foundation’s Classroom program. Married to Allen Gentry, she has three children. She and Allen have developed educational field trips to their farm, focusing on history, farming, and nature for preschool and elementary school age children.

–A History of Battle Ground Academy, 1995

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Gentry, Jimmy (1925- )

Author of a true local tale, Jimmy Gentry not only grew up in Franklin but also taught at various high schools in Williamson County for fifty-two years. His book tells of hardships during the Great Depression, when as a young boy he literally had to trap and hunt to get food for his family. After service in World War II, he returned to his Williamson farm and began a long teaching career.

–An American Life, 2002

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Giger-Norman, Naomi

Born and reared near St. Louis, Missouri, Naomi Giger-Norman is a visual arts specialist, quilt maker, fashion designer, and weaver. She and her family have lived in Franklin since 1988. As a Tennessee Artist-in-Residence, she taught art in three Williamson County schools and helped the students at Walnut Grove Elementary design a quilt commemorating the school’s first year. Giger-Norman published a series of 23 patterns, which include pieced pictures.

–Picture Perfect Patchwork, 1993

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Glenn, Walter

A native of West Virginia, Walter Glenn received a B.S. degree in agriculture from the University of West Virginia. He farmed for a short time before joining a company that sold agricultural chemicals. He then came to Nashville to develop garden centers for the Hardy Garden franchise. Settling in Grassland, he began his own landscaping business, named “Flower Power” by his daughter Lark. In the mid-1980s, Flower Power moved to Franklin and began to focus on design. A great lover of golf, Glenn designed a course in West Virginia.

–The Tennessee Gardener’s Guide (with Lark Foster), 1996

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Goldblatt, Joe Jeff (1952- )

Formerly a resident of Brentwood, Joe Jeff Goldblatt was the founder of the Wonder Company, 1970-1996, a firm that produced White House events for Presidents Reagan and Bush. In 1993, he was awarded a special study grant at George Washington University where he worked on his doctorate in the special events field. He wrote the first textbook on the subject of producing special events, as well as several books and numerous articles. He has assisted with hundreds of special events in and around Washington D.C.

–Special Events: Global Management in the 21^st Century, 2001
–Ultimate Guide to Sports Marketing (with Stedman Graham and Lisa Delpy Neirotti), 2001
–International Dictionary of Event Management (with Kathleen S. Nelson), 2001
–Dollars and Events: How to Succeed in the Special Events Business, 1999
–Special Events: Best Practices in Modern Events Management, 1997
–Dictionary of Event Management (with Carol F. McKibben), 1996
–Ultimate Guide to Sport Event Management and Marketing (with Stedman Graham and Lisa Delpy), 1995
–Special Events: The Art and Science of Celebration, 1994

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Goodpasture, H. McKennie (1929-2001)

In the late 1940s, Ken Goodpasture moved with his family to Old Town Farm on the Old Natchez Trace where his parents took an active part in the political and cultural affairs of the county. Soon he left to explore the world as a Ph.D. student in Scotland and then a Presbyterian missionary in Lisbon, Portugal, finally ending as professor of missions at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. His work led him to travel frequently to Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and he returned often to Middle Tennessee to visit family.

–The Story of Richmond Hill: The First Twelve Years, 1999
–Cross and Sword: An Eyewitness History of Christianity in Latin America, 1989

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Goodpasture, Henry (1896-1999)

Henry Goodpasture lived for more than thirty years in one of Williamson County’s most historic homes, Old Town, which was first an Indian village and then an antebellum estate on the Old Natchez Trace. A lawyer for sixty years, he first moved to Nashville with his family in 1914 and to Williamson County in 1947. Goodpasture was a member of the Nashville and Tennessee Bar Association and was active in civic affairs, three times a member of the board of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. He served many years as a Williamson County commissioner, especially interested in bringing utilities and good roads to the county.

–Old Town (with Virginia Goodpasture), 1950
–Memoirs of Henry Goodpasture

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Govan, Christine Noble (1898-1986)

Christine Noble Govan was born in New York City but moved to Sewanee at the age of four. As a child, she moved to Franklin and lived on Fair Street. She married Gilbert Govan, Civil War historian and librarian, and the couple lived on Signal Mountain where they reared two daughters and a son. Govan was a prolific writer of children’s books and mysteries, but is chiefly remembered in Williamson County for her trilogy about the Plummer children and their misadventures.

–Danger Downriver (with Emmy West), 1972
–The Trash Pile Treasure, 1970
–Phinny’s Fine Summer, 1968
–Return to Hackberry Street, 1967
–Curious Clubhouse, 1967
–Mystery at the Echoing Cave (with Emmy West), 1965
–Number 5 Hackberry Street, 1964
–Mystery at the Weird Ruins (with Emmy West), 1964
–Mystery at Ghost Lodge (with Emmy West), 1963
–Mystery of the Dancing Skeleton (with Emmy West), 1962
–Delectable Mountain, 1962
–Willow’s Landing, 1961
–Mystery at the Snowed-in Cabin (with Emmy West), 1961
–Mystery at Fearsome Lake (with Emmy West), 1960
–Mystery at the Haunted House (with Emmy West), 1959
–Mystery at Plum Nelly (with Emmy West), 1959
–Mystery of the Vanishing Stamp (with Emmy West), 1958
–Mystery at the Deserted Mill, (with Emmy West), 1958
–The Mystery at Moccasin Bend, (with Emmy West), 1957
–Mystery at the Indian Hide-Out (with Emmy West), 1957
–The Mystery at the Shuttered Hotel, (with Emmy West), 1956
–Mystery at the Mountain Face (with Emmy West), 1956
–Mystery at Shingle Rock (with Emmy West), 1955
–Rachel Jackson, Tennessee Girl, 1955
–The Pink Maple House, 1950
–Mr. Hermit Miser and the Neighborly Pumpkin, 1949
–Jennifer’s House, 1945
–Sweet Possum Valley, 1940
–Narcissus an’ De Chillun: Final Adventures of Those Plummer Children, 1938
–The House with the Echo, 1937
–Murder on the Mountain, 1937
–Judy and Chris: Further Adventures of Those Plummer Children, 1936
–Five at Ashefield, 1935
–Those Plummer Children, 1934

As J.N. Darby:

–Murder in the House with the Blue Eyes, 1939

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Graham, Fred

Born in Arkansas and educated at the University of Southern Mississippi, Fred Graham moved to Middle Tennessee in 1982. He lived in Brentwood and then moved to Triune. There his children attended Eagleville Elementary School, where their experience was the genesis for his book. When a rabbit did funny things at school, Fred Graham wrote a story about it. The children and teachers liked it, and Graham went on to publication, using photographs of the classroom children as part of the book.

–A Calf Named Nan, 2002
–The Rabbit That Went to School, 2001

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Grant, George (1954- )

George Grant has been the director of the King’s Meadow Study Center, the editor of the Arx Axiom and Stirling Bridge newsletters, a regular columnist for both World and Table Talk magazines, the editorial director for Highland Books, the president of the Covenant Classical School Association, and an instructor at several classical schools, colleges, and seminaries. He is the author of many books in the areas of history, biography, politics, literature, and social criticism; he has written hundreds of essays, articles, and columns. Grant’s work on behalf of the homeless, for international relief and development, and for the sanctity of life has been profiled in national and international communications media, including ABC’s Nightline and the Wall Street Journal. He lives on a small farm in Williamson County.

–Blood of the Moon: Understanding the Historic Struggle Between Islam and Western Civilization, 2002, 1991
–Garden Graces (with Karen Grant), 2001
–Killer Angel: A Biography of Margaret Sanger, 2001, 1995
–Christian Almanac: a Dictionary of Days Celebrating History’s Most Significant People And Events, (with Gregory Wilbur), 2000
–Legacy of Truth: The Covenantal Character of Classical Education, 2000, 1998
–The Pocket Patriot: Citizenship Basics for the New Millennium, 2000
–Lost Causes: the Romantic Attraction of Defeated Yet Unvanquished Men and Movements (with Karen Grant), 1999
–Shelf Life: How Books Have Changed the Destinies of Men and Nations (with Karen Grant), 1999
–Christmas Spirit: the Celebrations of the Season (with Gregory Wilbur), 1999
–Micah Mandate: Balancing the Christian Life, 1999, 1994
–Going Somewhere: a Dan and Bea Adventure, 1999
–Just Visiting: How Travel Has Enlightened Lives and Viewpoints Throughout History (with Karen Grant), 1999
–The Christian Almanac: A Daily Guide to History, 1998
–Kids Who Kill (with Gov. Mike Huckabee), 1998
–Y2K: A Novel, (with Michael Hyatt), 1998
–Think on These Things: A Lifetime of Learning, 1998
–The Happy Man: The Wit and Wisdom of G. K. Chesterton, 1998
–Best Friends: Lessons from Extraordinary Relationships Through the Ages (with Karen Grant), 1998
–Common Roots: The Ideas that Shaped the Worldview of the Founding Fathers, 1998
–Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood, 1998, 1993, 1988,
–Faithful Volunteers: The History of Religion in Tennessee (with Stephen Mansfield), 1997
–Letters Home: Counsel from the Sages of the Past to Their Loved Ones (with Karen Grant), 1997
–Logomorphs: A Politically Incorrect Dictionary, 1997
–The Reader’s Journal, 1997
–The Dittohead’s Little Instruction Book, 1996
–You Might Be a Liberal If, 1996
–Our Character, Our Future: Reclaiming America’s Moral Destiny (with Alan Keyes), 1996
–Immaculate Deception: The Shifting Agenda of Planned Parenthood, 1996
–Buchanan: Caught in the Crossfire, 1996
–Moral Earthquakes (with O. S. Hawkins), 1996
–Bless This Food (with Karen Grant), 1996
–Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt, 1996
–The Patriot’s Handbook, 1996
–Changing of the Guard: the Vital Role Christians Must Play in America’s Unfolding Political and Cultural Drama, 1995, 1987
–The Family Under Siege: What the New Social Engineers Have in Mind for Your Children, 1994
–The 57% Solution: A Conservative Strategy for the Next Four Years, 1993
–Where Do We Go From Here: An Agenda for Conservatives During Cultural Captivity, 1993
–Trial and Error: the American Civil Liberties Union and Its Impact on Your Family: 1993, 1989,
–Legislating Immorality: The Homosexual Movement Comes Out of the Closet (with Mark Horne), 1993
–The Last Crusader: The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus, 1992
–Hilarious: The Wacky Wit and Wisdom and Wonderment of Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1992
–Perot: The Populist Appeal of Strong-Man Politics, 1992
–The Quick and the Dead, 1991
–Homelessness in America: Its Causes and Its Cures, 1991
–Unnatural Affections: The Impuritan Ethic of the Modern Church (with Mark Horne), 1991
–In Defense of Greatness: How Biblical Character Shapes a Nation’s Destiny (with PeterLeithart), 1990
–The Walls Came Tumbling Down (with Peter Leithart), 1990
–Clean Air (with Peter Leithart), 1990
–Third Time Around, 1990
–The Catechism of the New Age: A Response to Dungeons and Dragons (with Peter Leithart), 1987
–Rebuilding the Walls: A Biblical Strategy for Restoring America’s Greatness (with Peter Waldron), 1987
–In the Shadow of Plenty, 1986
–The Dispossessed: Homelessness in America, 1986
–Bringing in the Sheaves, 1985
–The American Vision, 1984

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Grant, Karen

Karen Grant has been vice president of the Covenant Classical School Association and has served on the board of the Franklin Classical School. The founder of several community action organizations to help impoverished women and families in crisis, she has served the Mission to North America as women’s consultant for urban ministry and racial reconciliation. Grant lives with her husband, George, on a farm in Williamson County.

–Garden Graces (with George Grant), 2001
–Lost Causes: the Romantic Attraction of Defeated Yet Unvanquished Men and Movements (with George Grant), 1999
–Just Visiting: How Travel Has Enlightened Lives and Viewpoints Throughout History (with George Grant), 1999
–Best Friends (with George Grant), 1998
–Letters Home (with George Grant), 1997
–Bless This Food (with George Grant), 1996

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Green, Sharon (1942--)

Sharon Green was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, where she graduated from New York University in 1963. She married and had three sons. She has worked for AT&T, a construction company, and an import firm. Green began writing full time in 1984, publishing novels and short stories in the four categories of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and romance. She also has several titles online. Green moved to Franklin in 1996.

–The Blending Enthroned, Book Three: Destiny, 2002
–The Blending Enthroned, Book Two: Deceptions, 2001
–The Blending Enthroned, Book One: Intrigues, 2000
–To Die For, 2000
–The Blending, Book Five: Prophecy, 1999
–The Blending, Book Four: Betrayals 1999
–Haughty Spirit, 1999
–The Blending, Book Three: Challenges 1998
–The Blending, Book Two: Competition, 1997
–The Blending, Book One: Convergence, 1996
–Game’s End, 1996
–Wind Whispers, Shadow Shouts, 1995
–Enchanting, 1994
–Silken Dreams, 1994
–Dark Mirror, Dark Dreams, 1994
–Werewolf Moon, 1993
–Fantasy Man, 1993
–Flame of Fury, 1993
–Silver Princess, Golden Knight, 1993
–The Hidden Realms, 1993
–Dawn Song, 1990
–Haunted House, 1990
–Hellhound Magic, 1989
–Mists of the Ages, 1988
–The Warrior Victorious, 1987
–The Far Side of Forever, 1987
–Lady Blade, Lord Fighter, 1987, 2002
–The Warrior Challenged, 1986
–Rebel Prince, 1986
–To Battle the Gods, 1986
–The Will of the Gods, 1985
–Gateway to Xanadu, 1985
–Mind Guest, 1984
–The Warrior Rearmed, 1984
–Chosen of Mida, 1984
–An Oath to Mida, 1983
–The Warrior Enchained, 1982
–The Warrior Within, 1982
–The Crystals of Mida, 1982

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Green, Steve

During his childhood in Argentina with his missionary parents, Steve Green’s experience with music was simply as part of the weekly church services his father conducted. After returning to the states at age eighteen and enrolling at Grand Canyon University, he intended to major in pre-law but a professor recognized his musical talent and encouraged him to develop it. He auditioned for the musical group TRUTH, thus beginning a singing career which eventually led him to Middle Tennessee and Williamson County. In 1984 Green released his first recording with Sparrow Label Group in Brentwood. He has had great success, garnering eighteen number one songs, six Dove awards, and four Grammy nominations. Music is the means by which Green communicates his faith.

–Morning Light: Meditations to Awaken the Dawn (with members of the Empty Hands Fellowship), 1999
–The Power of the Cross, 1994
–Hymns: A Portrait of Christ, 1992
–Himnos: Un Retroto De Cristo, 1992

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Gregory, Joseph Charles McLean (1964- )

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Joseph Gregory moved to Franklin when he was ten years old. He went to Franklin High School and Belmont College where he majored in communications. He has worked in the cosmetic industry for many years. Gregory is the great grandson of the last private owner of the Hope Diamond. He first saw the diamond at the Smithsonian Institute when he was in the eighth grade. However, he knew stories of his great grandmother and had a copy of her 1936 autobiography and some memorabilia from her eccentric life. To tell her story has been a life long ambition. “Five years of research went into this book which includes her autobiography, 40 pictures, and the last eleven years of her life story,” said Gregory. He continues to be interested in writing.

–Queen of Diamonds (with Carol Ann Rapp), 2000

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Gross, Robert L. (1928- )

Robert L. (Bob) Gross was born in Missouri on August 5, 1928. He was raised on a farm and is a graduate of Missouri University and Midwest Baptist Theological Seminary. He served two years in the armed forces, eight months of which were in Korea during the Korean Conflict. Bob served as a North American Babtist Missionary of the Southern Baptist Cinvention for thirty years, ten as Director of the Hope Migrant Mission Center located in Hope, Arkansas. Bob, now retired and a resident of Franklin, has published his autobiography.

–Sonrise to Sonset, 2006

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