Excerpt from Fain's Critical and Analytical Index and Genealogical Guide to Ramsey's Annals of Tennessee: Embracing All Proper Names as Well as Important Topical Subjects The thought that I could thus be the means of furthering the cause of preserving in an intelligent way the history of our Grand Old State was the deciding factor, and I began the task with a light heart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.