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Here you will find several helpful links that will help you understand the life and times of Bonny Kate...
Bonny Kate Historical Source Document
Here is a rare historical source document about the real Bonny Kate obtained from the Tennessee Collection of the Nashville Public Library. It is not an easy read and might make better sense after you read the book Bonny Kate, Pioneer Lady, by Mark Strength.
www.johnsevier.com
Detailed and very helpful website about John Sevier, his ancestors and his descendants.
www.discoveret.org/jsma
Official website of the Governor John Sevier Memorial Association, the group dedicated to preserving Marble Springs one of the homes of John and Bonny Kate while they lived in Knoxville, TN. This is a great place to visit to learn more about the Seviers while he served as the Governor of Tennessee. The association is also a great organization to join for supporting the work of restoration and preservation of an important historical site.
www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals/
The State of Tennessee operates one of the most fascinating state parks in the country at Sycamore Shoals. So much of the early portion of the story of Bonny Kate took place at this site. There is a well equipped visitor's center and a reconstruction of Watauga Fort in addition to grand views of the Watauga River.
http://jas-townsend.com
Dress up time! Dress like Bonny Kate or John with the remarkable product offerings from Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. You will look and feel like your favorite characters the next time you want to declare your independence and sign your name to the Watauga Petition!
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~snipper/wau/waupetition.html
Here is the Watauga Petition that is mentioned in Chapter 2 of the novel. Pay close attention to the names of the people who signed it. Bonny Kate was intensely interested in the ways of the world of men and was well informed on current events. Concerning her early education she was quoted as saying, "I picked up a good deal from observation of men and their acts -- for that was a business with us in the early settlements -- and we examined the works of nature to some advantage; but as to school education, we had precious little of that, except at our mothers' knees."
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/patrickpaints/
The very finest in American Revolution Art comes from the creative genius of Pamela Patrick White. Mark Strength, the author of Bonny Kate considers it the work of Divine Providence that he chanced to meet her at a Colonial Fair at Mansker's Station, in Tennessee, where she was displaying her work. In subsequent conversations she was one of the sages that questioned why he would be writing a sceenplay instead of a book. It turned out to be the best advice a writer ever got. When looking for a cover illustration, Mark fell in love with "The Angler's Delight," which illustrates perfectly that August day in 1780 when Bonny Kate went fishing for a man and finally caught a keeper. (See Chapter 40.) We hear nothing but the highest praise for Mrs. White's art, so visit her web pages and enjoy the experience!
www.wdvx.com
Had Bonny Kate lived just two centuries later, she might have recommended this radio station in the Knoxville market. The author really enjoyed it as he composed draft after draft of the original screenplay that eventually became novelized into the book we know today as Bonny Kate.
www.ColonialWilliamsburg.org
John Sevier was born in Virginia and held a captain's commission from the governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore. He believed his home at Holly Bottom on the South Holston was in Virginia until the official boundary survey proved that it was actually in North Carolina. A visit to Colonial Williamsburg is a great way to immerse yourself in the exciting times of Revolutionary America. Check out their website and include it on your next vacation itinerary. You'll be glad you did.
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