Bloody Breathitt : Politics and Violence in the Appalachian South /

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This book uses the history of Breathitt County, Kentucky, to examine political violence in the United States and its interpretation in media and memory. Violence in Breathitt County, during and after the Civil War, usually reflected what was going on elsewhere in Kentucky and the American South. In...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hutton, T. R. C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Violence.
Politics and government
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Violence > Kentucky > Breathitt County > History.
Kentucky > Breathitt County.
Breathitt County (Ky.) > Politics and government.
Breathitt County (Ky.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book uses the history of Breathitt County, Kentucky, to examine political violence in the United States and its interpretation in media and memory. Violence in Breathitt County, during and after the Civil War, usually reflected what was going on elsewhere in Kentucky and the American South. In turn, the types of violence recorded there corresponded with discernible political scenarios. Although the United States has enjoyed unparalleled longevity as a republic, this study reminds readers that the nation's political stability has had a tremendous cost in terms of bloodshed.
Physical Description:1 online resource (444 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780813142432

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