{"title":"Jan Duke","description":"\u003cp\u003eJAN DUKE is a writer and historian based in Cheatham County, outside Nashville, Tennessee, whose published work spans articles, websites, and books on Nashville history. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eRemembering Nashville\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Nashville\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuke served as editor of nashville.about.com, an award-winning website, and has written for \u003cem\u003eLa Campana del Sur\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIreland’s Own\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, and the University of Regensburg, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuke is a lifetime member of the Cheatham County Historical Society and of First Families of Tennessee, a project of the East Tennessee Historical Society documenting the state’s earliest residents prior to statehood in 1796.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan lives in Cheatham County, outside Nashville, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Duke’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-nashville","title":"Historic Photos of Nashville","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the mid-nineteenth century, the city of Nashville was a vibrant cultural center of the South. Through the Civil War reconstruction, two world wars, and into a modern era, Nashville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong independent culture of its citizens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis volume, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Nashville,\u003c\/em\u003e captures this journey through still photography from the finest archives of the city, state and private collections. From the Civil War, Exposition and the great fire of 1916, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Nashville\u003c\/em\u003e follows life, government, education, and disasters throughout Nashville's history. The book captures unique and rare scenes and events through the original lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking duo tone these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLooking for more Nashville history? 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Through the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world wars, and into the modern era, Nashville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a selection of fine historic images from her bestselling book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Historic Photos of Nashville\" href=\"https:\/\/turnerbookstore.com\/products\/historic-photos-of-nashville\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of Nashville,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Jan Duke provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Nashville. This volume, \u003cem\u003eRemembering Nashville,\u003c\/em\u003e captures this journey through still photography from the finest archives of city, state, and private collections. From the Civil War, to the Centennial Exposition and the building of a modern metropolis, \u003cem\u003eRemembering Nashville\u003c\/em\u003e follows life, government, education, and events throughout Nashville’s history. The book captures unique and rare scenes through more than 130 historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1683368584\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781683368588\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Jan Duke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43367145537752,"sku":"9781683368588","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/RememberingNashville_FC_mockup_v2_1664811682_dbf9f2da-0509-4bea-bb9d-35d17ebffd02.jpg?v=1791054796"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-jan-duke.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}