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A concise history of Kentucky /

To most people, the word "Kentucky" is likely to inspire thoughts of Derby Day, burley tobacco fields, feuding Appalachian families, coal mines, and Colonel Sanders' famous fried chicken. There is much more, however, to the Bluegrass State's rich but often unexplored history than...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klotter, James C.
Otros Autores: Klotter, Freda C., 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
Colección:UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Map; 1 Frontiers
  • Then and Now; 2 Starting a State; 3 Different Kentuckys; 4 The Government of Kentucky; 5 Living in Kentucky; 6 From Statehood to the Civil War; 7 The Civil War and the End of a Century; 8 Working in Kentucky; 9 Words, Music, and More; 10 Kentucky in the Twentieth Century; 11 Going to School; 12 Today and Tomorrow in Kentucky; Appendix One: Kentucky Counties; Appendix Two: Kentucky's Governors; Appendix Three: Kentuckians on the U.S. Supreme Court; Appendix Four: Kentucky Facts; Additional Sources for Research; Index.