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The Breckinridges of Kentucky /

Across more than six generations -- beginning before the Revolutionary War -- the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a U.S. vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Klotter, James C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
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505 0 |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Cast of Characters; ONE: JOHN BRECKINRIDGE, 1760-1806; 1. Americans; 2. Kentuckians; 3. Politician and Parent; TWO: ROBERT J. BRECKINRIDGE, 1800-1871; 4. The Jaws of Death; 5. It Is a Great Thing to Be a Kentuckian; 6. Ultimate Rather than Present Glory; 7. The Last, Cruel Decade; THREE: JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE, 1821-1875; 8. A Son of Fortune, Destined to Rise; 9. A Lucky Steed Falters; 10. Mount and Away; FOUR: W.C.P. BRECKINRIDGE, 1837-1904; 11. The Ready Kindling of the Spirit. 
505 8 |a 12. A Man of Passion13. Rising Suns and Lengthening Shadows; FIVE: SOPHONISBA and DESHA BRECKINRIDGE, 1866-1948; 14. Nisba; 15. The Patrician as Progressive; 16. The Transformation of Desha Breckinridge; SIX: MARY and JOHN B. BRECKINRIDGE, 1881-1979; 17. The Last Pioneer; 18. Midwifery in the Mountains; 19. A White Knight Riding Alone; 20. In Pursuit of the Horizon; SEVEN: THE FAMILY, 1728-1981; 21. Dreams and Realities; APPENDIXES; 1. Breckinridge Longevity and Child-Bearing; 2. Abbreviated Breckinridge Genealogy; Notes; Bibliographical Note; Index. 
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