We Should Soon Become Respectable: Nashville's Own Timothy Demonbreun - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Elizabeth ElkinsSeries:Truths, Lies, and Histories of NashvillePublish date:3/15/2022Pages:126
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Vanderbilt University PressISBN-13:9780826504487ISBN-10:826504485UPC:9780826504487Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, North American, HistoricalBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2712Product ID:SC17PR73H5
Jacques-Timothe Boucher Sieur de Montbrun (anglicized to Demonbreun), born 1747 in Quebec, set the bar for country music's stories of cheating, gambling, drinking, and being the boss more than two centuries before anybody thought of supporting the storyline with a 1-4-5-4 chord progression and a fiddle. Lightly called a "fur trader," he came to the city to make his fortune and fame, much like songwriters today. Looking back, it would be easy to call Demonbreun, the son of French Canadian near-royalty and brother to two nuns, a spoiled child who did what he wanted, a classic-case misogynist and polygamist, a conceited adventurer. He was a man who conned the Spanish governor out of a war, carried on graceful correspondence with Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, owned several slaves, may have served as a spy, and was a decorated veteran. He fought in the Revolutionary War, extraordinarily so it seems, given the number of land grants he received across Kentucky and Tennessee. He's also known around Nashville as the guy who lived in a cave. Author Elizabeth Elkins sorts through the legends and nails down the facts in order to present the true story of "Nashville's First Citizen."
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Vanderbilt University PressISBN-13:9780826504487ISBN-10:826504485UPC:9780826504487Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, North American, HistoricalBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2712Product ID:SC17PR73H5
Elizabeth Elkins is a professional songwriter and author. She has written numerous songs recorded by country, pop, and rock artists. She holds degrees from Emory University and the University of Georgia, and is President of Historic Nashville, Inc. and a co-author of Hidden History of Music Row. When she's not on stage with her bands Granville Automatic or The Swear, she likes to hang out with horses.
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