FLORENCE– Florence/Lauderdale Tourism and the Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area will host a Local Authors Day featuring Historians Debra Glass, Tim Kent and Butch Walker. They will speak about the history of the Shoals area associated with Native American heritage, the Tennessee River, Civil War and haunted history. The event will be held June 23, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Visitor Center in McFarland Park and is free to the public. Each author will sign their books after their special presentations. Debra Glass will present and sign from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Tim Kent from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Rickey Butch Walker from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Debra Glass
Debra Glass holds an M.A.Ed with an emphasis in history from the University of North Alabama. The author of over thirty-five books of folklore and romance, she has also penned several articles for Fate Magazine, as well as historical articles for various Civil War Magazines. She conducts the Haunted History of the Shoals Ghost Walk Tours. Her presentation will focus on the haunted history of downtown and the early development of Florence as a river town.
Rickey Butch Walker is a life-long native son of the Warrior Mountains and will be
Rickey Butch Walker
presenting information from his books that chronicle the lives and history of Chief Doublehead and Chief Colbert. He taught science at Speake High School for 11 years and served as Director of Lawrence County Schools’ Indian Education Program and Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center. Walker is currently a writer and author. In addition to his Masters Thesis, he has written several books about Native American life.
Tim Kent
Tim Kent has been interested in the Civil War since the age of six. Over the past ten years, he has written several books about different aspects of the Civil War. Kent enjoys re-enacting and is a captain with the 26th Alabama infantry. He has re-enacted several battles and enjoys making period clothing for himself and his family, collecting Civil War relics, books, and Confederate Generals autographs. Kent is also the Lieutenant Commander of his local Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 898, the William A. Johnston camp. He has spoken at various camp meetings all over Alabama.
Kent’s, Walker’s, and Glass’ books and full author bios can be found at the Florence/Lauderdale Tourism Visitor Center and on amazon.com.
Media Release/Alison Stanfield, TMP – Director of Operations
Florence/Lauderdale Tourism
For additional information please contact Florence/Lauderdale Tourism at 256-740-4141.
