Take your readers to the rolling hills of Tennessee. They'll draw their way through this southeastern state, known for its booming country music scene in its cities Memphis and Nashville. They'll learn about the Volunteer State's history, the role it played in the War of 1812, and about some famous historical residents, like Davy Crockett. As they sketch the Great Smoky Mountains, they'll learn all about the diverse animal populations and Southern Appalachian culture.

This book explains how to draw some on Tennessee's sights and symbols, including the state seal, the official flower, and Nashville Union Station.

The Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English is a revised and expanded edition of the Weatherford Award–winning Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English, published in 2005 and known in Appalachian studies circles as the most comprehensive reference work dedicated to Appalachian vernacular and linguistic practice. Editors Michael B. Montgomery and Jennifer K. N. Heinmiller document the variety of English used in parts of eight states, ranging from West Virginia to Georgia—an expansion of the first edition's geography, which was limited primarily to North Carolina and Tennessee—and include over 10,000 entries drawn from over 2,200 sources. The entries include approximately 35,000 citations to provide the reader with historical context, meaning, and usage. Around 1,600 of those examples are from letters written by Civil War soldiers and their family members, and another 4,000 are taken from regional oral history recordings. Decades in the making, the Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English surpasses the original by thousands of entries. There is no work of this magnitude available that so completely illustrates the rich language of the Smoky Mountains and Southern Appalachia.

Discover new things about the United States as you learn to draw many of its locations, monuments, state symbols, and iconic figures.