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The History of Pioneer Lexington, 1779-1806 /

In this study of Kentucky pioneer life, Charles R. Staples creates a colorful record of Lexington's first twenty-seven years. He writes of the establishment of an urban center in the midst of the frontier expansion, and in the process documents Lexington's vanishing history. Staples begins...

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Autor principal: Staples, Charles R. (Charles Richard), 1875-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1996.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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505 0 |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; By Way of Introduction; Laying off the Lots; The Stockade; The Frontier Village; Early Days of the Settlement; Events of 1787; Events of 1788; Events of 1789; Events of 1790; Events of 1791; Events of 1792; Events of 1793; Events of 1794; Events of 1795; Events of 1796; Events of 1797; Events of 1798; Events of 1799; Events of 1800; Events of 1801; Events of 1802; Events of 1803; Events of 1804; Events of 1805; Events of 1806; The First Directory; Impressions of a Visitor; Pioneer Preachers and Pulpits; The Bench and the Bar 
505 0 |a Pioneer Pupils and Pedagogues The Town Fathers; The Medicine Men; Post Office and Post Men; End of Pioneer Period; Index 
520 |a In this study of Kentucky pioneer life, Charles R. Staples creates a colorful record of Lexington's first twenty-seven years. He writes of the establishment of an urban center in the midst of the frontier expansion, and in the process documents Lexington's vanishing history. Staples begins with the settlement of the town, describing its early struggles and movement toward becoming the ""capitol"" of Fayette County. He also presents interesting pictures of the early pioneers and their livelihood: food, dress, houses, cooking utensils, ""house raisings, "" religious meetings, horse races, 
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