Tony Turnbow Lecture and Book Signing at Library and Archives

Historian and author Tony Turnbow will be at Lewis County Public Library and Archives on Saturday, April 1st at 1 p.m. to discuss the history of the Natchez Trace and the political atmosphere which was occurring at the time Meriwether Lewis was traveling the Trace in 1809. Copies of the latest installment of his Fighting Devil's Backbone series along with his other works will be available for purchase and signing.

Tony Turnbow has studied the history of the Old Natchez Trace for more than 30 years. He practices law in Franklin, Tennessee. With a Bachelor of Arts and a concentration in southern U.S. history from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law, he has continued to use his training to explore unpublished primary sources about the Natchez Trace. He authored "The Natchez Trace in the War of 1812" in The Journal of Mississippi History, and he has published articles in the Tennessee Historical Quarterly and the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation journal "We Proceeded On." Turnbow also wrote a full-length play "Inquest on the Natchez Trace" about the mysterious death of explorer Meriwether Lewis.

Tony Turnbow is a past president of the Lewis County Historical Society. He represented the Natchez Trace Parkway Association on the Tennessee War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and he was the recipient of the Tennessee Society U.S. Daughters of 1812 "Spirit of 1812" award. He has spoken frequently about his research to meetings of DAR, SAR, Colonial Dames, U.S. Daughters of 1812, General Society of 1812, and historical organizations. Learn more about Mr. Turnbow and his works by visiting http://www.tonyturnbow.com.

This lecture is the first in a series of scholarly presentations and family events scheduled to coincide with "Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis and Clark" a traveling exhibit produced by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation that will be on display at the historic Hohenwald Depot March 26 through May 6. "Reimagining America" is hosted by the Lewis County Historical Society, the Meriwether Lewis Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, and the Friends of the Lewis County Public Library and Archives.

For more information about "Reimaging America" and other lectures and family activities planned in connection with this exhibit, stop by the library, call the library at (931) 796-5365, or visit http://www.lewislibrary.com/events.