The story of Judy Garland's paternal ancestry in Tennessee, beginning in 1793 with Norton Gum. The book tells of pioneers and Indians, ministers and slave owners who built a great country only to see it destroyed in the Civil War. First hand research from descendants and previously unknown materials reveal a fascintation story through the childhood of Garland's grandparents in 1870. Fifty photos including maps and rare family photos. 4 family trees.