Modern biography can be said to have begun with John Gibson Lockhart s Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart in 1838. But Scott - the Great Unknown - has always presented challenges to the biographer. Layers of myth (much of it manufactured by the faithful son-in-law Lockhart) continues to protect him from posterity. There is also the sheer size of Scott s achievements as poet, novelist, man of letters, and self-made Laird of Abbotsford. The two standard lives - Lockhart s, and Edgar Johnson s published in 1970 - run to some three-quarters of a million words apiece. Finally, there has been the precipitate slump in Scott s general popularity: he is now the great unread. John Sutherland s critical biography attempts to penetrate into the darker areas of Scott s life in a sceptical spirit, bringing the massive oeuvre and the chronicle of the life into manageable and readable proportions. Sutherland justifies Scott as a writer to be read and known today as much as in his heyd
THP: Two suspects arrested on I-24 after stealing Rolls-Royce out of Georgia, speeding at nearly 180 mph
THP Sergeant David McVey witnessed the stolen vehicle speeding at 177 mph on I-24 westbound in Marion County, Tennessee. Author: WRCB TV Updated: 5:49 AM EDT May 6, 2021
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. Two suspects were arrested on Interstate 24 after stealing a Rolls-Royce vehicle out of Georgia and speeding at nearly 180 mph, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.
On Tuesday, THP s Chattanooga District responded to a Be On the Look Out (BOLO) from the Georgia State Patrol that their troopers were pursuing a stolen Rolls-Royce out of Georgia.
THP Sergeant David McVey witnessed the stolen vehicle speeding at 177 mph on I-24 westbound in Marion County, Tennessee.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Arrests 2 Carjacking Suspects On I-24 Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Chattanooga District responded on Tuesday, to a BOLO from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) that their troopers were in pursuit of a stolen Rolls-Royce out of Georgia.
THP Sergeant David McVey observed the stolen vehicle speeding at 177 mph on I-24 westbound in Marion County. The stolen vehicle then passed a Porsche 944 and caused the driver of the Porsche to crash into the rear of the Rolls-Royce. Both vehicles pulled to the shoulder of I-24 at the 127 mile marker. Two men exited the Rolls-Royce and attempted to physically remove or carjack the driver of the Porsche. During the altercation, a semi-automatic pistol was presented by one of the suspects.
Troopers Catch Up With Pair Driving Stolen Rolls Royce At 177 MPH On I-24 In Marion County Wednesday, May 5, 2021
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Chattanooga District responded on Tuesday to a BOLO from the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) that their troopers were in pursuit of a stolen Rolls-Royce out of Georgia.
THP Sergeant David McVey observed the stolen vehicle speeding at 177 mph on I-24 westbound in Marion County. The stolen vehicle then passed a Porsche 944 and caused the driver of the Porsche to crash into the rear of the Rolls-Royce. Both vehicles pulled to the shoulder of I-24 at the 127 mile marker. Two men exited the Rolls-Royce and attempted to physically remove or carjack the driver of the Porsche. During the altercation, a semi-automatic pistol was presented by one of the suspects.