The storm before the calm : America's discord, the coming crisis of the 2020s, and the triumph beyond / by Friedman, George

William G. Brownlow : fighting parson of the Southern Highlands / by Coulter, E. Merton 1890-1981

Table of Contents: “…Ash -- Crusading in the Southern Highlands -- A new parson rides the circuit -- Personal journalism -- Religious warfare renewed -- Black slaves and mountain whites -- Ante-bellum politics -- Secession -- East Tennesseeans rebel against rebellion -- In jail and out -- A tour of the North -- Back in Tennessee -- A new governor seeks vengeance -- The minority establishes itself -- The reign of the Tennessee radicals?-- The storm before the calm -- The like shall not be seen again -- Bibliography -- Index.…”

Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / by Madeira, Jody Lyneé

Table of Contents: “…The road to execution -- Emotion on trial : prosecuting Timothy McVeigh -- Reaching law's limits : trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city -- The storm before the calm : awaiting McVeigh's execution -- The weight of an impossible world : McVeigh confronts his public image -- Done to death : the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.…”