Life in a Small Southern Town Images of Tennessee in the early 1900s ...While downtown Knoxville was a bustling metropolis of about 50,000 people, in 1916 it was still possible to hear the crickets chirping in the evening in Fort Sanders, the center of old time residential Knoxville... A Short, Intense Life A biography of James Agee ...Largely autobiographical, Agee's novels are told from the point of view of a young boy. The Morning Watch mirrors his experiences on Good Friday while at boarding school. A Death in the Family, whose protagonist bears Agee's own middle name, Rufus, explores his emotions surrounding his father's sudden death. Tragically, Agee would suffer a shockingly similar fate... Agee's World A century of significance Find out more about James Agee's life, in the context of his work and major cultural and world events, on this Timeline of Agee's World... Essays + Interviews | Novel to Film | Cast + Credits | Story Synopsis Teacher's Guide | The Forum | Links + Bibliography Home | About The Series | The American Collection | The Archive Schedule & Season | Feature Library | eNewsletter | Book Club Learning Resources | Forum | Search | Shop | Feedback ©