Bridges Books and Media
The purpose of this page is to provide a bibliography of books and movies and
any other media that would be pertinent to the research and understanding of the
Bridges family. Note too that usually family histories are privately or self
published and are short runs. If you are at all interested in purchasing a
recently published family history book, I would suggest buying them immediately.
7/99 The Huffstedler Book, by Lena Jo Glaser.
I have no other information about this book, except that it is out of
print.
7/99 Leaves before the Wind: A History of the Bridges Families of Wayne
and Perry Counties, Tennessee by Alec F. Bridges. (Tennessee, 1994)
This book starts with Joseph B. Bridges and wife Melinda and down 2
generations. Very complete and well documented. Book also discusses possible
parentage of Joseph B. Bridges. The book was privately published and there may
be no copies left. Contact Mr. Bridges for information at 407 N. College
Street, Apt. B2, Tullahoma, TN 37388
7/99 Seedtime on the Cumberland by Harriette Simpson Arnow (New
York, 1960)
Is the story of how men, chiefly from the southern colonies, learned to
live away from the sea and look to the woods if need be for most of their
necessities. Covers the years from approximately 1780-1803 along the
Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee.
7/99 Flowering of the Cumberland by Harriette Simpson Arnow (New
York, 1963)
This book is a companion book to Seedtime on the Cumberland. It is
concerned with the pioneer as a member of society engaged in those activities
which, different from hunting or house building, could not be performed by a
lone man or family. The first and most important of these was marriage, and
the creation of another family with its consequent need of the offerings of
any civilized society – language, education, agriculture, industry and
trade.
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