During C-SPAN’s visit this week to Chattanooga to record and feature the city’s history and literary life, the cable network interviewed a number of local historians, authors, and civic leaders. Here, attorney Sam Elliott of Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon answers questions about his latest book, “Isham G. Harris of Tennessee: Confederate Governor and United States Senator” (2010), published by Louisiana State University Press as part of its Southern Biography Series. The book was the co-winner of the 2010 Tennessee History Book Award. Elliott is also known for his scholarly work on Tennesseans of the Civil War era. (David Laprad)