Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Nicholas Brodie Hardeman (1874-1965) was an educator, debater and gospel preacher within the church of Christ. Hardeman, along with Arvy G. Freed, co-founded the National Teachers Normal and Business College (NTN&BC) in Henderson, Tennessee in 1907. The college would later be renamed Freed-Hardeman College in 1919 and then Freed-Hardeman University in 1990. He would serve 25 years as President of Freed-Hardeman (1925-1950). He was also an avid horse enthusiast, participating in the Tennessee Walking Horse competitions as an owner, rider and a judge.