Knoxville Related Books

Over the years there have been several books written about Knoxville and her citizens.  This list is an attempt to gather some of the freely available titles in one place.

General History

• Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, Tennessee Patriot - C.G. Brownlow (1862)
• Knoxville's Million Dollar Fire, April 8, 1897 - J.E. Auldridge (1897)
• Standard History of Knoxville, Tennessee - William Rule (1900)
• Historic Towns of the Southern States - Lyman P. Powell (1904) 
• Progressive Knoxville, 1904 - Russell Harrison (1904)
• Souvenir History of Knoxville - W.M. Goodman (1908)
• Roane Monument Unveiling (1918)
• Knox County in the World War, 1917-1919 - Knoxville Lithographic Co. (1919)
• Calvin Morgan McClung Historical Collection Catalog (1921)
• Knox county section of Counties of Tennessee - Austin P. Foster (1923)
• Knoxville section of Tennessee: A Guide to the Volunteer State - WPA (1939)
• Tennessee Blue Book - Tre Hargett, et al (2005-2020)

City Directories

• Williams' Knoxville Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror - C.S. Williams (1859)
• Business Directory - Knoxville, Tennessee - H. Berry (1869)
• Knoxville City Directory - Cotton Belt Publishing Company (1884)
• Knoxville City Directory - E.W. Crozier (1895)
• Knoxville City Directory - E.W. Crozier (1897)
• Knoxville City Directory - G.M. Connelly (1907)

There are many publications relating to the Holston Annual Conference, local college catalogs, military reminisces, and government publications.  I have not included these in this list.

last updated October 7, 2020