Beersheba Springs, A History: Vol. III Classics

By Clopper Almon

The editors of the first edition of Beersheba Springs, A History found a number of splendid essays on Beersheba in days of old. Most of these had to be omitted from Volumes I and II of the 2010 updated edition to make room for new, previously unpub?lished material. But many of those omitted stories make splendid reading. They have been gathered into this third volume, Classics. Likewise, a num?ber of vivid old photo?graphs not used in the previous volumes en?liven the pages of this one. A number of other pieces have been added. In the first place, there is Blanche Spurlock's Bentley's Beersheba Springs and The Chickamauga Trace from about 1928, which has been a major, indispensable source for all subsequent histories of Beersheba. It is reprinted here in full. There is a short essay on Beersheba in the Bible and, its meaning in Hebrew. Careful search of Nashville and McMinnville newspapers has yielded a series of advertisements and testimonials that vividly trace the evolution of the resort. Best of all, perhaps, is the comic piece, "A Run to Beersheba," whose unhappy author, with Mark-Twain-like humor, recounts his illness and recovery - that nearly ruins the Hotel's finances. He also tells of his terrifying visit to the Indian Post Office under Stone Door. "Judgment Day in Tarlton" concludes the volume on an eschatological note.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1490508724
• ISBN13: 9781490508726
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.2" x 8.5"