• Events - JPHS Meetings

    Upcoming Events from June to November

    June 21 – Reelfoot Lake: Oasis on the Mississippi [Book Signing], Jim Johnson – Obion County Public Library, 1221 East Reelfoot Avenue, Union City, Tennessee – Co-Sponsor: Obion County Historical Society. July 19 – Anatomy of a Duel: Secession, Civil War, and the Evolution of Kentucky Violence [Book Signing], Stuart Sanders – Calloway County Public Library, 710 Main Street, Murray, Kentucky. August 16 – Women’s Suffrage in Tennessee, Renee LaFleur – The Discovery Park of America, 830 Everett Boulvard, Union City, Tennessee. September 20 – The Career of Henry Ward [Book Signing], Sharon Roggenkamp – Henry Ward Building (Main Lodge)…

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    Dam Good Stories by Robert L. Underwood

    Book tours and talks are rituals publishers schedule for authors to generate book sales. Authors often say they are exhausting and can be frustrating when the turnout is small and/or resulting book sales are disappointing. I view book talks differently. I love dams, and every dam has a story. I focus on talks near places that played an important role in my book. Selling books is not my primary goal. I try to paint a historical picture emphasizing the local connection with events depicted in my book that audiences can relate to and enjoy—a story they will remember and pass…