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Kentucky Fighting Men

Author : Richard G. StoneJr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813189055
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Fighting Men written by Richard G. StoneJr. and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentuckians by the thousands have fought in all of the American wars of the industrial age. Fathers, sons, and brothers from the Bluegrass State spilled each other's blood in countless Civil War battles and skirmishes. Over the next century their descendants bore arms on the seven seas, the Far Western frontier, in the Caribbean and Philippine islands, and in China. Kentuckians took part in both world wars of the twentieth century in every capacity. Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861–1945 features individual Kentuckians who represent the overall context of the American military experience from the Civil War through World War II. Richard G. Stone, Jr. presents accounts that illuminate the heroism, ennui, tragedy, ghastly horror, absurdity, and the infinite variety of warfare and military life.

Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861-1945

Author : Richard G. Stone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Fighting Men, 1861-1945 written by Richard G. Stone and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highlighted in this absorbing book are representative individual Kentuckians, who are featured within the overall context of the American military experience from the Civil War though World War II."--Cover.

A Simple Justice

Author : Melanie Beals Goan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813180198
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A Simple Justice written by Melanie Beals Goan and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were not truly for all. The Nineteenth Amendment eventually gave women the right to vote in 1920, but the change was not welcomed by people of all genders in politically and religiously conservative Kentucky. As a result, the suffrage movement in the Commonwealth involved a tangled web of stakeholders, entrenched interest groups, unyielding constitutional barriers, and activists with competing strategies. In A Simple Justice, Melanie Beals Goan offers a new and deeper understanding of the women's suffrage movement in Kentucky by following the people who labored long and hard to see the battle won. Women's suffrage was not simply a question of whether women could and should vote; it carried more serious implications for white supremacy and for the balance of federal and state powers -- especially in a border state. Shocking racial hostility surfaced even as activists attempted to make America more equitable. Goan looks beyond iconic women such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to reveal figures whose names have been lost to history. Laura Clay and Madeline McDowell Breckinridge led the Kentucky movement, but they did not do it alone. This timely study introduces readers to individuals across the Bluegrass State who did their part to move the nation closer to achieving its founding ideals.

Mitch, Please!

Author : Matt Jones
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982142049
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Mitch, Please! written by Matt Jones and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From the founder of Kentucky Sports Radio and attorney Matt Jones, a withering, humorous look at how Mitch McConnell has been bad for Kentucky—and why he needs to be voted out in 2020. They say all politics is local. In 2020, Mitch McConnell will have served five full terms as a US Senator. Thirty years. The Senate Majority leader’s power is as undeniable as it is infuriating, and the people of Kentucky have had enough. Led by Matt Jones, they (and they alone) have the power to oust him from office. How did Jones, a local boy turned attorney turned sports radio host come to shine the brightest light on McConnell’s ineptitude? Simple—he knows Kentucky inside and out, and has used the state’s love of sports as an entry point for showcasing how McConnell has failed his fellow citizens both economically and socially for three decades. Entertaining, maddening, yet ultimately inspiring, these stories from Kentuckians in each of its 120 counties illustrate the Senate Majority leader’s stunning shortcomings. Jones infuses his trademark wit and wisdom throughout, while also offering a beautiful portrait of a state with arguably the most untapped potential in our country. Ultimately, the white-hot hatred for McConnell on the coasts is just white noise. Only the people of Kentucky can remove him from office. Here, Matt Jones demonstrates he has the influence, charisma, and institutional knowledge to lead the charge. He and his fellow Kentuckians have had enough—and they’re ready for a fight.

The Battle Rages Higher

Author : Kirk Jenkins
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813122816
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book The Battle Rages Higher written by Kirk Jenkins and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2003-10-24 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Although the Fifteenth lost all three of its principal officers at the battle of Perryville, Kentucky, the men of the Fifteenth Kentucky fought for the Union for over three years. The men were in the thick of the action not only at Perryville but also at Stones River and Chickamauga, and throughout the battles of the Atlanta campaign. At Chickamauga, Buzzards Roost, and Resaca, the Fifteenth Kentucky was called upon to fight Confederate Kentuckians - the "Orphan Brigade" commanded by former Kentucky Senator John C. Breckinridge."--BOOK JACKET.

A New History of Kentucky

Author : Lowell Hayes Harrison
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813120089
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book A New History of Kentucky written by Lowell Hayes Harrison and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1997-03-27 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[B]rings the Commonwealth [of Kentucky] to life."-cover.

Civil War Lexington, Kentucky

Author : Joshua H. Leet
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614233314
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Civil War Lexington, Kentucky written by Joshua H. Leet and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although no great Civil War battles were fought in Lexington, Kentucky, the city afforded some of the greatest military and political leaders on each side. It produced the Honorable Henry Clay, whose efforts postponed the war by at least a decade. The city touched the lives of both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln, whose wife, Mary Todd, spent her early years there. This breeding ground of power molded the careers and characters of men like John C. Breckinridge and John Hunt Morgan. Authors Josh Leet and Karen Leet introduce the men and women of Lexington who shaped United States history and whose lives were forever changed by the war that shook the nation.

Nick of the woods; or, The Jibbenainosay. A tale of Kentucky ... New edition, revised by the author

Author : Robert Montgomery Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Nick of the woods; or, The Jibbenainosay. A tale of Kentucky ... New edition, revised by the author written by Robert Montgomery Bird and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kentucky Rising

Author : James A. Ramage
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813134412
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Rising written by James A. Ramage and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky's first settlers brought with them a dedication to democracy and a sense of limitless hope about the future. Determined to participate in world progress in science, education, and manufacturing, Kentuckians wanted to make the United States a great nation. They strongly supported the War of 1812, and Kentucky emerged as a model of patriotism and military spirit. Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War offers a new synthesis of the sixty years before the Civil War. James A. Ramage and Andrea S. Watkins explore this crucial but often overlooked period, finding that the early years of statehood were an era of great optimism and progress. Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Ramage and Watkins demonstrate that the eyes of the nation often focused on Kentucky, which was perceived as a leader among the states before the Civil War. Globally oriented Kentuckians were determined to transform the frontier into a network of communities exporting to the world market and dedicated to the new republic. Kentucky Rising offers a valuable new perspective on the eras of slavery and the Civil War. This book is a copublication with the Kentucky Historical Society.

Nick of the Woods; Or The Jibbenainosay; a Tale of Kentucky

Author : Robert Montgomery Bird
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nick of the Woods; Or The Jibbenainosay; a Tale of Kentucky written by Robert Montgomery Bird and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kentucky and the Second American Revolution

Author : James W. HammackJr.
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813189179
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky and the Second American Revolution written by James W. HammackJr. and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alarmed by infringements upon American commerce during the Napoleonic Wars, Kentuckians were early proponents of war with Great Britain. As a frontier state, Kentucky feared exposure to raids by British troops and their Indian allies. And so, when President Madison finally obtained a declaration of war, patriotic Kentuckians rushed to arms. Kentucky's involvement in the agitation for war and in the war itself had political, social, and psychological consequences for the Commonwealth. In this compelling narrative, author James Wallace Hammack, Jr., traces those consequences and Kentucky's role in the developments of the war, which Kentuckians viewed as an effort to secure the American victory won in the Revolution.

The Battle Rages Higher

Author : Kirk C. Jenkins
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813138159
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Battle Rages Higher written by Kirk C. Jenkins and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2003-10-24 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The Battle Rages Higher tells, for the first time, the story of the Fifteenth Kentucky Infantry, a hard-fighting Union regiment raised largely from Louisville and the Knob Creek valley where Abraham Lincoln lived as a child. Although recruited in a slave state where Lincoln received only 0.9 percent of the 1860 presidential vote, the men of the Fifteenth Kentucky fought and died for the Union for over three years, participating in all the battles of the Atlanta campaign, as well as the battles of Perryville, Stones River and Chickamauga. Using primary research, including soldiers' letters and diaries, hundreds of contemporary newspaper reports, official army records, and postwar memoirs, Kirk C. Jenkins vividly brings the Fifteenth Kentucky Infantry to life. The book also includes an extensive biographical roster summarizing the service record of each soldier in the thousand-member unit. Kirk C. Jenkins, a descendant of the Fifteenth Kentucky's Captain Smith Bayne, is a partner in a Chicago law firm. Click here for Kirk Jenkins' website and more information about the 15th Kentucky Infantry.

The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom

Author : James M. McPherson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199743908
Total Pages : 947 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated Battle Cry of Freedom written by James M. McPherson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-12-11 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory. The book's title refers to the sentiments that informed both the Northern and Southern views of the conflict: the South seceded in the name of that freedom of self-determination and self-government for which their fathers had fought in 1776, while the North stood fast in defense of the Union founded by those fathers as the bulwark of American liberty. Eventually, the North had to grapple with the underlying cause of the war--slavery--and adopt a policy of emancipation as a second war aim. This "new birth of freedom," as Lincoln called it, constitutes the proudest legacy of America's bloodiest conflict. This authoritative volume makes sense of that vast and confusing "second American Revolution" we call the Civil War, a war that transformed a nation and expanded our heritage of liberty.

The Kentucky Encyclopedia

Author : John E. Kleber
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813159016
Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Kentucky Encyclopedia written by John E. Kleber and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kentucky Encyclopedia's 2,000-plus entries are the work of more than five hundred writers. Their subjects reflect all areas of the commonwealth and span the time from prehistoric settlement to today's headlines, recording Kentuckians' achievements in art, architecture, business, education, politics, religion, science, and sports. Biographical sketches portray all of Kentucky's governors and U.S. senators, as well as note congressmen and state and local politicians. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in the lives of such figures as Carry Nation, Henry Clay, Louis Brandeis, and Alben Barkley. The commonwealth's high range from writers Harriette Arnow and Jesse Stuart, reformers Laura Clay and Mary Breckinridge, and civil rights leaders Whitney Young, Jr., and Georgia Powers, to sports figures Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp and entertainers Loretta Lynn, Merle Travis, and the Everly Brothers. Entries describe each county and county seat and each community with a population above 2,500. Broad overview articles examine such topics as agriculture, segregation, transportation, literature, and folklife. Frequently misunderstood aspects of Kentucky's history and culture are clarified and popular misconceptions corrected. The facts on such subjects as mint juleps, Fort Knox, Boone's coonskin cap, the Kentucky hot brown, and Morgan's Raiders will settle many an argument. For both the researcher and the more casual reader, this collection of facts and fancies about Kentucky and Kentuckians will be an invaluable resource.

The Civil War in Kentucky

Author : Lowell Harrison
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813129435
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Civil War in Kentucky written by Lowell Harrison and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The Civil War scene in Kentucky, site of few full-scale battles, was one of crossroad skirmishes and guerrilla terror, of quick incursions against specific targets and equally quick withdrawals. Yet Kentucky was crucial to the military strategy of the war. For either side, a Kentucky held secure against the adversary would have meant easing of supply problems and an immeasurably stronger base of operations. The state, along with many of its institutions and many of its families, was hopelessly divided against itself. The fiercest partisans of the South tended to be doubtful about the wisdom of secession, and the staunchest Union men questioned the legality of many government measures. What this division meant militarily is made clear as Lowell H. Harrison traces the movement of troops and the outbreaks of violence. What it meant to the social and economic fabric of Kentucky and to its postwar political stance is another theme of this book. And not forgotten is the life of the ordinary citizen in the midst of such dissension and uncertainty.

A New History of Kentucky

Author : James C. Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813176506
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A New History of Kentucky written by James C. Klotter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2018-11-26 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When originally published, A New History of Kentucky provided a comprehensive study of the Commonwealth, bringing it to life by revealing the many faces, deep traditions, and historical milestones of the state. With new discoveries and findings, the narrative continues to evolve, and so does the telling of Kentucky's rich history. In this second edition, authors James C. Klotter and Craig Thompson Friend provide significantly revised content with updated material on gender politics, African American history, and cultural history. This wide-ranging volume includes a full overview of the state and its economic, educational, environmental, racial, and religious histories. At its essence, Kentucky's story is about its people -- not just the notable and prominent figures but also lesser-known and sometimes overlooked personalities. The human spirit unfolds through the lives of individuals such as Shawnee peace chief Nonhelema Hokolesqua and suffrage leader Madge Breckinridge, early land promoter John Filson, author Wendell Berry, and Iwo Jima flag--raiser Private Franklin Sousley. They lived on a landscape defined by its topography as much as its political boundaries, from Appalachia in the east to the Jackson Purchase in the west, and from the Walker Line that forms the Commonwealth's southern boundary to the Ohio River that shapes its northern boundary. Along the journey are traces of Kentucky's past -- its literary and musical traditions, its state-level and national political leadership, and its basketball and bourbon. Yet this volume also faces forthrightly the Commonwealth's blemishes -- the displacement of Native Americans, African American enslavement, the legacy of violence, and failures to address poverty and poor health. A New History of Kentucky ranges throughout all parts of the Commonwealth to explore its special meaning to those who have called it home. It is a broadly interpretive, all-encompassing narrative that tells Kentucky's complex, extensive, and ever-changing story.

Kentucky

Author : James C. Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780916968243
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky written by James C. Klotter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of Kentucky during the first half of the twentieth century, presenting a sweeping view of these crucial years when the forces of continuity and change competed for primacy in the state.