About the Authors

Authors

Terry Weeks was born in Rutherford County. Upon graduation from Kittrell High School, he attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he earned a B.S. in Social Studies and a M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. For 15 years, he taught Tennessee history and world geography in the Rutherford County school system. In 1987, Dr. Weeks was named Tennessee Teacher of the Year. In 1988, he was selected National Teacher of the Year. He completed his doctorate degree at Vanderbilt University in 1993 and was inducted into the Tennessee Teachers Hall of Fame in 1994. Currently, he is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Middle Tennessee State University.

Bob Womack is a native Tennessean. He was born in Bedford County, attended its public schools, and later returned to teach in Central High School in Shelbyville. He received his undergraduate degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, and his graduate degrees from Peabody College in Nashville. He is the author of The Echo of Hoofbeats, a history of the Tennessee Walking Horse and Call Forth the Mighty Men, a history of ordinary men and women in the Civil War. At the present time, he is a member of the Department of Educational Leadership at Middle Tennessee State University.