- Joined
- Feb 20, 2005
- Location
- Nashville
The only Forrest bio I've read is the Wills' "Battle from the Start." Wanted to reopen the Middle Passage. Smuggled in kidnapped Africans. Owner and operater of "Slave R' Us." Slave owner. Klansman. I can see why he's featured in all those paintings by Mort Kustler and others.
I think to learn Forrest the man, you'll need to get about 20 different biographical opinions and then check a few facts. The story in total is fascinating. Could be my interest keeps going because I've worked on the restoration of his folks' house and barn down in Marshall County, Tennessee. With the help of many far more useful folks than myself, it's coming along.