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Maddox, Sarah O.
Mahand, Melinda
Marshall, Park
Maury, Matthew Fontaine
May, Bo
May, Dorna McDonald
McAlindon, Harold R.
McCall, Jack H.
McCauley, Mary Bradley
McGee, Caroline
McGee, Norman and Kay
McGeachy,
Pat
McGraw, Marjie
McGregor, Jim
McInerney, Jay
McKaskie, Hayden M.
McKelvey, Douglas Kaine
McKinnon, K. C.
McMurray, William J.
Miller, Dan
Miller, Nancy Amelia Greer
Mitchamore, Pat
Monk,
Donny
Moody, Susan
Sims
Moorehead, Cleatus
Morgan, Marshall
Morris, Shelly Gail
Moses, Timothy J.
Mosley, Ernest E.
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Maddox, Sarah O. (1938- )
The daughter of a Baptist minister,
Sarah Maddox was born in
Kentucky but grew up in
Mississippi and graduated from
Mississippi
College in
Clinton. While teaching junior high
English and piano in
Memphis, she met her husband, Roland Maddox. They have
two children and three grandchildren. In 1992, they moved to
Brentwood. Sarah has been a Women's
Ministry consultant who has spoken at Christian women’s retreats and
conferences throughout the
United States. She has contributed
magazine articles to Christian publications and had a devotional published in a
devotional book for women.
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–A Woman’s
Garden of
Prayer: Cultivating Intimacy with God Through Prayer (with Patricia F. Webb),
2002
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–A Mother’s
Garden of
Prayer: Cultivating a Lifestyle of Prayer for Your Children (with Patricia F. Webb),
1999
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Mahand, Melinda
A
Nashville native, Melinda Mahand sold her first
freelance production to the Baptist Sunday School Board when she was 16. After
majoring in education and meeting her husband, David, at
Oklahoma
Baptist
University, she continued to freelance for the
Sunday School Board. She has designed courses on writing for denominational
publications, as well as Bible study courses.
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–More Teacher Take-Out for Preschoolers, 1997
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–Teacher Take-Out for Preschoolers, 1997
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–Love, Laughter and Learning, 1997
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–Teach-o-graph: The Birth of Jesus, 1996
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–The Easter Story, 1996
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–Helping and Encouraging Others, 1996
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–The Ministry of Jesus, 1996
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Marshall,
Park (1855–1946)
Park Marshall was the only man to
serve as mayor of both
Nashville and
Franklin. Born and reared in
Franklin, he was the great-grandson of two
Revolutionary War soldiers. In his later years, he vividly remembered the
Battle of Franklin, which took place when he was nine. He became a practicing
attorney, entered politics, and was elected to the state legislature and state
senate. He was also secretary to U.S. Senator William B. Bate and executive
clerk of the U.S. Senate. With the exception of two years, he served
continuously as mayor of
Franklin from 1918 through 1939.
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–History of
Williamson
County
and
Franklin,
Tennessee, 1917
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–A Life of William B. Bate, Citizen, Soldier,
and Statesman, 1908
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Maury, Matthew Fontaine (1806-1873)
Matthew F. Maury was born near
Fredericksburg,
Virginia, but moved with his family to
Williamson
County as a boy. Most of his childhood was
spent near Franklin, where he discovered the joys of
mathematics. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1825 and became the navy’s foremost
meteorologist and oceanographer. Maury was the first American to chart the
oceans scientifically, and in the 1850s, he aided in laying the Atlantic Cable.
He resigned from the U.S. Navy to enter the services of the Confederacy,
becoming commander of all coast, harbor, and river defenses. After being pardoned
in 1868, he returned home, and later served as a professor of meteorology at
Virginia Military Institute. His works on geography were used long after his
death and his pilot charts of winds and currents were translated into French
and also used by the British Board of Trade.
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–Papers
of Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1825-1960
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–Maury’s
New Elements of Geography for Primary and Intermediate Classes, 1907, 1908,
1921
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–Elementary
Geography: Designed for Primary and Intermediate Classes. Revised and Abridged from the “First Lessons” and “World
We Live In” of M.F. Maury, 1881, 1921
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–Address
of Com. M.F. Maury, before the Fair of the Agricultural & Mechanical Soc.
Of
Memphis,
Tenn., 1971
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–A
Physical Survey of
Virginia:
Her Geographical Position, Its Commercial Advantages and National Importance, 1869
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–Captain
Maury’s Letter on American Affairs, 1861
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–The
Physical Geography of the Sea and Its Meteorology, 1861, (edited by John Leighly),
1963
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–(Maury’s)
Wind and Current Charts: Gales in the Atlantic, 1857
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–Observations
to Determine the Solar Parallax (with James Melville Gilliss), 1856
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–The
Physical Geography of the Sea, 1856, 1859
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–Amazon,
and the Atlantic Slopes of
South America, 1853
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–Explanations
and Sailing Directions to Accompany the Wind and Current Charts, 1851,
1854, 1855
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–Lieut.
Maury’s Investigations of the Winds and Currents of the Sea, 1851
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–On
the Probable Relation between Magnetism and the Circulation of the Atmosphere,
1851
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May, Bo (1944- )
Bo May spent his youth in
Tallahassee,
Florida, his birthplace, and in
Athens,
Georgia. He studied philosophy at the
University of
Georgia and film at the
University of
Southern California. May worked for Universal Studios for
two years and finally moved to
Tennessee, where he films commercials. He has been
a musician (saxophone and clarinet), poet, horseman, and screenwriter. Several
of his screenplays have appeared on television.
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May, Dorna McDonald (1943- )
Dorna May grew up on the McDonald
Farm on
Murray
Lane,
where her father raised thoroughbred horses. May has received both a B.F.A. and
an M.F.A. in drawing and painting from the
University of
Georgia. She also attended
Vanderbilt
University, the
University of
Colorado, and the
Harris
School in
Arezzo,
Italy. A serious painter all of her adult
life, May has worked as an illustrator and art director for print, film, and
television. May has had one-woman shows in
Tennessee,
Illinois,
Florida,
California,
Indiana and
Georgia, and her paintings are included in
private collections across the country. In various periods of her adult life,
she returned to live and paint on the
Murray Lane farm and then moved to a remote place in
Hickman
County.
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McAlindon, Harold R.
A native of
Bay City,
Michigan, Harold McAlindon’s
experience includes serving as vice president and part of the strategic
planning team of HCA during its years of greatest growth. He also served as
director, vice-president or CEO of several other health, finance, or business
management institutions. He has received national awards for his work and has
been named one of the top management speakers in
America. His books have sold over
four million copies, and his articles have appeared in many respected
publications. He lives in
Brentwood.
Parlay
International:
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–The Power of
Innovation, 1994
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–Innovating
Quality, 1994
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–Innovating Customer
Satisfaction, 1994
Pocket
Courses for Executives:
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–Innovation, 1994
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–Leadership, 1994
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–Goal Setting, 1994
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–Teamwork, 1994
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–Creative Thinking, 1994
Great
Idea Books:
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–Attitudes for
Success, 1994
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–Innovation and
Creativity, 1994
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–Quality and
Customer Satisfaction, 1994
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–The Brain Bank:
Idea Capturing System, 1994
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–Management Magic, 1991
Successories:
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McCall, Jack H. (1961-)
Jack McCall spent his childhood and
youth in
Franklin and was educated at
Battle
Ground
Academy and
Vanderbilt
University. He entered the army for
several varied years of military service after which he attended the University
of Tennessee College of Law. Since 1994 he has simultaneously practiced law in
Knoxville; written articles on legal,
international, and military topics; taught as an adjunct professor at the
University of Tennessee College of Law; and engaged in public service projects.
McCall has won several awards for his writing and his public service. His book
is an account of his father’s World War II experience.
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McCauley, Mary Bradley (1937 - )
Mary
Bradley McCauley, a self-described Army brat and Army wife, is the mother of six
children and thirteen grandchildren. She attended school in Pennsylvania and
Germany and has traveled the world. For eighteen years she was a group tour
travel advisor. She moved to Franklin in 2004 to be near three of her children.
She described her novel, The House of Annon, as a metaphysical and
philosophical exploration of universal one-ness and the desire for personal
change.
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McGee, Caroline (1957- )
A graduate of
Stratford
High School in
Nashville, Caroline McGee subsequently attended
David
Lipscomb
University and the
University of
Tennessee in
Knoxville before earning her medical degree from
the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in
Memphis. She received her Family Practice
training in Roanoke,
Virginia. Dr. McGee started a family practice,
married, and began raising a family in
Brentwood. Through personal experience as a mother
and physician, she found a need for children’s books that help children and
families cope with learning and behavioral disorders. Her book deals with
childhood onset bipolar disorder and is geared to ages 8-12. Adults have also
been able to identify with the characters.
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McGee, Norman and Kay
Norman McGee and his wife, Kay, live
in Arrington and have been residents of
Williamson
County for many years. Both are lifetime
residents of Middle Tennessee. As family history enthusiasts, both have been
involved in genealogy.
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–1870
United
States Census of
Putnam
County,
Tennessee,
1989
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–1880
United
States Census of
Putnam
County,
Tennessee, 1989
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McGeachy, Pat
Born
in
Atlanta, Pat McGeachy descended from a long line
of Presbyterian ministers. Destined to
follow in their steps, after receiving an A.B. at
Davidson
College, he received his B.D. and Th.M. from
Union Theological Seminary in
Richmond,
Virginia, and STM and
STD degrees at San Francisco Theological
Seminary. Most of his pastorates have
been in Middle Tennessee with urban ministry as a focus. In addition to
illustrating many books, he has been published widely in journals, has written
two newspaper columns, worked in radio, taught, and spoken both in and outside
the pulpit. He has published much of his poetry set to folk or hymn tunes.
McGeachy describes himself as “a poet and preacher from
Nolensville,
Tennessee.”
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–The Songs of Pat McGeachy, His Poems from
1936–1995, 1995
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–How to Stay Married, 1994
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–The International Lesson Annual,
1989–1996
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–The Good News Comes to Hemlock Hollow,
1982
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–A Country Communion, 1980
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–Meet the Presbyterians, 1978
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–Help, Lord!, 1978
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–Table Talk, 1976
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–Light Overcomes Darkness, 1976
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–Traveling Light, 1975
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–The
Westminster
Lectionary, 1974
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–A Presbyterian Congregation at Worship,
1974
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–In the Beginning, 1973
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–The Gospel According to Andy Capp, 1973
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–Beyond the Facts, Acts, 1973
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–The Church, God’s Servant People, 1972
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–Common Sense and the Gospel, 1969
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–A Matter of Life and Death, 1966
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–International Lessons for Adults, 1962
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–International Lessons for Youth, 1960
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–Our Inheritance of Faith, 1958
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McGraw, Marjie
Marjie McGraw grew up in
Wisconsin and then moved to
St. Petersburg,
Florida. She graduated from the
University of
South Florida with a degree in English. Her
professional writing career began in 1980 in
Nashville when she took over the column “Rising
Stars in New Artists.” She became editor of Country
Song Roundup and wrote about country music stars for major publications,
such as the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, First, Single Styles, Savoy,
Variety,
Nashville
Lifestyles, CD Review,
and Microsoft En Carta Encyclopedia. She scripted a
syndicated radio show and for eleven years wrote “Nashville Hotline.” She is a
contributing writer to Encyclopedia of
Country Music. Her interest in music
also led to travel writing. McGraw is a member of the Society of American
Travel Writers and the Society of Professional Journalists.
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–ACCESS
Nashville
and
Memphis, 2000
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–Absolutely
Alabama, 1997
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–Great American Country Music Trivia Book,
1997
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McGregor, Jim (1920- )
Born into a family of cattlemen in
Medicine Hat,
Alberta,
Canada, Jim McGregor graduated with a degree in
animal husbandry from the
University of
Maryland. He served as a lead B-24 bomber pilot
based in
England during World War II. In the late 1950s,
McGregor moved to Atlanta and formed McGregor-Vantress, a
cattle-breeding corporation. After his company dissolved, he worked in
financial sales. In 1996 he and his wife, Phyllis, moved to
Brentwood. His writing career began in the 1980s
with some short pieces that he finally expanded into his first book.
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–Don’t Call
Me Hero (with Lucas Boyd), 2003
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–Grief, the Healer, 1999
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–The Tao of Recovery, 1992
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–I Love Me Enough to Let Me Go, 1989
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–I Love You Enough to Let You Go, 1989
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McInerney, Jay
(1955 - )
Jay McInerney was born in
Hartford,
Connecticut, and spent much of his childhood in
Europe. He graduated from
Williams
College and received fellowships from
Princeton and
Syracuse. After living in
London,
Vancouver,
Tokyo, and
New York City, he chose
Franklin for his home. His short works have
appeared in many periodicals including the Village
Voice and the Paris Review.
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–Bacchus and Me, 2000
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–Model Behavior, 1998
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–The Last of the Savages, 1996
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–Brightness
Falls,
1992
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–Story of My Life, 1988
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–Bright Lights, Big City, 1984
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–Ransom, 1985
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McKaskie, Hayden M.
Hayden McKaskie was the founder of
the Nashville Pond Society, a water gardening and Koi club in the Southeast. He
has also been the publisher of The Lily
Pad, a newsletter for water gardeners and pond keepers. An executive in the
computer industry, he chose
Franklin as his home.
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McKelvey, Douglas Kaine
Born in
New Hampshire but raised in
Texas, Douglas McKelvey was an
eager reader from the first grade, an eagerness which led naturally into
writing. Some early “traveling about” ended when he had the opportunity to come
to
Nashville to work with The Art House Foundation. He has
since founded his own song publishing company (Songs Only Dogs Can Hear),
married, and moved to
Williamson
County. His projects include songs,
children’s books, and Young Readers’ novels. One of his projects features the
artwork of Thomas Kincaid.
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–Locust Pocus, 2001
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–A Child’s
Christmas at St. Nicholas Circle, 1999
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–The Angel Knew
Papa and the Dog, 1996
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–Cattail,
Fishscale, and Snakeskin, 1994
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McMurray, William J. (1842–1905)
William J. McMurray enlisted in the
Twentieth Tennessee Regiment in 1861, eventually reaching the rank of first
lieutenant. This regiment fought in every major engagement of the Army of
Tennessee and suffered severe casualties. McMurray lost his left arm in the
Battle of Atlanta. After the war, he returned to
Williamson
County and began the practice of medicine in
1869. In 1874 he was appointed to the Board of Health in
Nashville and became vice-president of the
Nashville Medical Society. A longtime member of the Tennessee Historical
Society, he devoted much time to the causes of Confederate veterans.
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Miller, Dan
(1947 - )
Born in Buffalo, New York, Dan Miller grew up in the farmlands of Ohio. At Ohio
State University, he earned a Master’s Degree in psychology. From that vantage
point, he became an entrepreneur, then a life coach, and finally a writer. He
began to write as a means to expand his center of influence, a means to relay
his message to more people. He has worked on content
for several websites, Sunday School curriculum, and magazines, as well as books.
His own life experience and hearing those of other people were the
inspiration for him to begin these books.
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–48 Days
to the Work You Love, 2005
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–48 Days
to the Work You Love, workbook and audio CDs
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–48 Days
to Creative Income, workbook and audio CDs
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Miller, Nancy Amelia
Greer (1902-2002)
Born in Thompson’s Station, Nancy
Amelia Miller attended
Franklin schools and Ward-Belmont before
receiving her undergraduate and M.A. degrees from
Peabody
College.
She taught and was later director of learning resources at
Eastern
Kentucky
University until her retirement in 1973.
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Mitchamore, Pat
For thirteen years, Pat Mitchamore
was executive director/producer of the Mr. Jack Daniel’s Original Silver Cornet
Band and was special promotions director for the Jack Daniel’s Distillery. She
is considered the foremost historian on the distillery. A resident of
Brentwood, she has also worked with the James Bear
Foundation.
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–Postcards from Jack Daniel’s: The Spirit of
Tennessee
Cookbook (co-author),
1995
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–Miss Mary Bobo’s
Boardinghouse Cookbook, 1994
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–Tennessee
Legend with a Pictorial of Old Bottles and Jugs
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–Jack Daniel’s Old Time Barbecue Cookbook
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–Jack Daniel’s Hometown Celebration Cookbook
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–Jack Daniel’s The Spirit of
Tennessee
Cookbook
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Monk, Donny
Donny Monk, a native of
Louisiana, has a degree in music from
Louisiana
State
University and has done additional
study at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Ft. Worth,
Texas. He has made his home in
Williamson
County. He has worked as a writer and arranger of
music and as a session vocalist.
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Moody, Susan Sims
(1970 - )
Susan Sims Moody was born in Memphis and raised in
Southaven, Mississippi. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a
B.A. in Communications. Her mystery novel is set in a fictitious town in the
heart of the Mississippi Delta. Susan currently resides in Thompson’s Station.
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Moorehead, Cleatus
Cleatus Moorehead, a former resident
of Brentwood, was born in
Arkansas City,
Kansas, graduated from
Midwestern
University, and has an M.A. from
Tennessee
State
University. For many years she taught kindergarten
at Scales Elementary and later served for several years as a Gifted Consultant
for the Williamson
County school system.
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–Creative Pathways: A Curriculum Guide for the Talented and
Very Able Child, (editor and co-author),
1983
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–WEE
Learn: A Curriculum Guide for Five-Year-Olds (with others), 1995
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–Math
Made Fun for Young Children, 1981
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–If
I Were…, 1979
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Morgan, Marshall
(1908-1967)
Descended from
Williamson
County pioneers, Marshall Morgan was born in
New Orleans but grew up in
Franklin and later attended
Tulane
University. Before he was 30, he had written an
account of the Battle of Franklin. In the early years of his writing, he was
recipient of the Southern Poetry Award. During World War II he served in both
combat intelligence and combat correspondence for Star and Stripes. An authority on the Civil War, he was published
in Harper’s, Sewanee Review, and other periodicals. He also wrote radio dramas
depicting southern history that were produced on
Nashville radio stations. Morgan wrote for both
the Nashville Banner and the Tennessean, and for many years he wrote
a local history column “Here Today…” for the Review Appeal.
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Morris, Shelly Gail
A year’s life in
Franklin inspired a whole book of
short stories. Shelly Morris grew up in
Georgia but spent a wonderful year
in
Franklin in 1995. Then she moved to
Napierville,
Illinois, near
Chicago. In addition to her
collections, she has short stories published in journals.
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–Ordinary Women,
Not, 2003
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–The Wondrous Ways
of Women, 2001
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Moses, Timothy J. (1968- )
Timothy
Moses spent his early years in the Grassland community. His family moved to
Rochester,
Minnesota, where his father was a research
scientist for the Mayo Clinic. When Dr. Moses became head of Vanderbilt’s
cancer research program, Moses finished high school at
Battle
Ground
Academy. His talents with computers
enabled him to start a successful computer business while still an undergraduate
student at Vanderbilt, and he has continued to be a leader in that field.
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Mosley, Ernest E.
Ernest E. Mosley was born in
Texarkana,
Arkansas, and received his B.A. degree from
Ouachita
Baptist
College and his master of divinity degree from
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been a pastor at various
Baptist churches in
Arkansas,
Louisiana,
Hawaii, and
Australia, and has been a supervisor in the Church
Administration Department of the Baptist Sunday School Board. He edited The Baptist Program from 1987 to 1993.
He was executive vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive
committee from 1987 to April, 1998. He has held many leadership positions in
church and community service organizations.
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–Basics for New Baptists, 1990
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–Basics for New Baptists, Youth Edition, 1990
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–Priorities in Ministry, 1978
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–Leadership Profiles from Bible
Personalities, 1975
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–The Up Side of Down: Helps for Hospital
Patients, 1974
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–Vocational Guidance in a Church (co-author),
1974
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–Called to Joy: A Design for Pastoral
Ministries, 1973
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–The Deacon Family Ministry Plan, 1973
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