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Overview"Jacques-Timothe Boucher Sieur de Montbrun (anglicized to Demonbreun soon thereafter), 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth ElkinsPublisher: Vanderbilt University Press Imprint: Vanderbilt University Press Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.110kg ISBN: 9780826504487ISBN 10: 0826504485 Pages: 123 Publication Date: 30 March 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents"Chapter 1: Little Marrowbone Chapter 2: The Road to Music Row Chapter 3: New France Chapter 4: A River Runs Through It Chapter 5: Cave Man Chapter 6: A Tale of Two Cities Chapter 7: Your Cheatin' Heart, Or, ""It's Complicated"" at Lot 45 Chapter 8: The Other Woman Chapter 9: The Spy Who Shagged Me Chapter 10: Granny Rat and Jacques Derrat Chapter 11: Whiskey and Lafayette Chapter 12: The Trouble with Felix: Timothy's Last Will and Testament Chapter 13: Graverobbers Chapter 14: The Demonbreun Society Chapter 15: Sign of the Ram Chapter 16: The Gun, the Watch and the Desk"ReviewsAuthor InformationElizabeth 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |