Kentucky Illustrated : The First Hundred Years

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Kentucky Illustrated brings together a substantial portion of the pictorial scenes published during Kentucky's first century, many of them rare prints reproduced here for the first time since their original publication. From the frontier days of Daniel and Squire Boone to the rise of the railro...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Schmidt, Martin F., 1918- (Compiler)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wood-engraving, American.
Wood-engraving.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Gravure sur bois americaine > Kentucky.
Gravure sur bois americaine > Kentucky > 19e siecle.
Gravure sur bois > Kentucky > 19e siecle.
Wood-engraving, American > Kentucky.
Wood-engraving, American > Kentucky > 19th century.
Wood-engraving > Kentucky > 19th century.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Histoire > Ouvrages illustres.
Kentucky > History > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Kentucky Illustrated brings together a substantial portion of the pictorial scenes published during Kentucky's first century, many of them rare prints reproduced here for the first time since their original publication. From the frontier days of Daniel and Squire Boone to the rise of the railroads that opened the state to visitors who toured its landmarks and bathed in its springs, more than two hundred views offer a picture of Kentucky's growth and civilization. Until the 1890s, Kentucky was sketched in the words of adventurers, travelers, and journalists, but all most Americans knew of the f.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9780813165219

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