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File Name	shades_mccl_0002.tif
Creator	Major W. D. Reynolds
Title	Miss Martha Brownlow, Or the Heroine of Tennessee
Alternate Title	The Heroine of Tennessee : a truthful and graphic account of the many perils and privations endured by Miss Martha Brownlow, the lovely and accomplished daughter of the celebrated Parson Brownlow, during her residence with her father in Knoxville
Publisher	Philadelphia: Barclay & Co.
Date	1863
Genre	Engravings
Description	Booklet; the cover image is an illustration of Susan Browlow, daughter of William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow.
Historical note	This novel, written by Major W.D. Reynolds, tells the story of Susan's reputed saving of the U.S. flag which was flying over the home of her father, William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow while Knoxville was controlled by the Confederates. Reynolds uses a pseudonym for Susan--Martha--possibly to protect her identity. Susan and her father travelled during the war selling their novels (he had his own) and making speeches about the defiant Unionists living in East Tennessee.
Subject	Women; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Fiction
Theme	Capturing the Flag
Story	Susan Brownlow
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Knoxville
Time period	1860-1869
Language	eng
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Contributing Institution	McClung Historical Collection, Knox County Public Library
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,31
Archival file	shades3/shades_mccl_0002.tif