Franklin Tennessee... The Jewel of the Harpeth

Leonard Isaacs recounts the many remembrances of growing up in Franklin, Tennessee. These recollections are funny, surprising and sometimes sad. All are highly entertaining. Franklin was a typical small town in the South, with its cast of characters: the wheeler-dealers, the store owners, the policemen, the preachers, the educators, the outrageous citizens, and all in between. You will no doubt discover that Leonard was unusually gifted to get into humorous scrapes and pranks - and also, how to get out of them, time and again. Leonard also covers race relations at that time in Southern history with sensitivity, and an unusual desire and ability to bridge racial divides - a trait which he maintains to this day. This book will either bring back memories of small towns in the South, or provide a glimpse for younger readers of what life was like in the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s in Franklin, Tennessee.