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Miss Willie

Author : Janice Holt Giles
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813108315
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Miss Willie written by Janice Holt Giles and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1994-09-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Willie, first published in 1951, is the second novel in Janice Holt Giles's Piney Ridge trilogy, which includes also The Enduring Hills and Tara's Healing. Although the plot is fictional, the central character is based on Giles's mother and some of the episodes are drawn from her life. This is the story of a dedicated teacher who moves to the hills of Kentucky to teach in a one-room schoolhouse at Piney Ridge. Zealously she tries to change the ways of the stubborn and proud Appalachian people - but to no avail. They listen to her crazy ideas about sanitation and other foolishness because to argue would be rude. But in the end they quietly go about their accustomed ways. Ultimately Miss Willie realizes that the hill customs have a beauty and dignity of their own and that some of her efforts to reform them were ill-conceived. Her warmth, generosity, and humor help her bridge the gap and find fulfillment in Piney Ridge. This is a story of reconciliation and the coming together of two different ways of life. Above all, it is a story of people and of the land to which they belong.

A Concise History of Kentucky

Author : James Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813129257
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Kentucky written by James Klotter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-09-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky is most commonly associated with horses, tobacco fields, bourbon, and coal mines. There is much more to the state, though, than stories of feuding families and Colonel Sanders’ famous fried chicken. Kentucky has a rich and often compelling history, and James C. Klotter and Freda C. Klotter introduce readers to an exciting story that spans 12,000 years, looking at the lives of Kentuckians from Native Americans to astronauts. The Klotters examine all aspects of the state’s history—its geography, government, social life, cultural achievements, education, and economy. A Concise History of Kentucky recounts the events of the deadly frontier wars of the state’s early history, the divisive Civil War, and the shocking assassination of a governor in 1900. The book tells of Kentucky’s leaders from Daniel Boone and Henry Clay to Abraham Lincoln, Mary Breckinridge, and Muhammad Ali. The authors also highlight the lives of Kentuckians, both famous and ordinary, to give a voice to history. The Klotters explore Kentuckians’ accomplishments in government, medicine, politics, and the arts. They describe the writing and music that flowered across the state, and they profile the individuals who worked to secure equal rights for women and African Americans. The book explains what it was like to work in the coal mines and explains the daily routine on a nineteenth-century farm. The authors bring Kentucky’s story to the twenty-first century and talk about the state’s modern economy, where auto manufacturing jobs are replacing traditional agricultural work. A collaboration of the state historian and an experienced educator, A Concise History of Kentucky is the best single resource for Kentuckians new and old who want to learn more about the past, present, and future of the Bluegrass State.

Kentucky Ghosts

Author : William Lynwood Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813109091
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Ghosts written by William Lynwood Montell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1993-11-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retelling of ghost tales of Kentucky, including details of architecture, geography and local culture.

Spookiest Stories Ever

Author : Roberta Simpson Brown
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813125952
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Spookiest Stories Ever written by Roberta Simpson Brown and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If tree branches scratching at your window on a stormy April night or the hot, sticky oppression of a stifling summer's day puts fear into your heart. Or rustling November leaves, and the chill that sneaks into your bones during the darkened days of winter makes you quiver with anxiety, then reading spooky thrillers shouldn't wait until October. From masterful storytelling duo Roberta and Lonnie Brown comes Spookiest Stories Ever: Four Seasons of Kentucky Ghosts, a creepy collection of tales from their home state. Featuring familiar Kentucky landmarks such as the Palace Theater and the Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, these accounts from across the commonwealth are sure to put a tingle in the reader's spine. These notable stories, including tales of the "chime child" who can see and talk to ghosts, graveside appearances, and the Spurlington Witch of Taylor County, occur in all four seasons and come from every corner of Kentucky. An essential part of the American storytelling tradition, these ghost stories will delight readers who love getting goose bumps all year long.

Kentucky Straight

Author : Chris Offutt
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307791815
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Straight written by Chris Offutt and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky straight is bourbon with no mixer. Kentucky Straight is Kentucky seen without nostalgic gloss. These riveting, often heartbreaking stories, take us through country that is unmapped. They are set in a nameless Appalachian community too small to be called a town, a place where wanting an education is a mark of ungodly arrogance and dowsing for water a legitimate occupation; where hunting is not a sport but a means of survival. These are stories of coal miners and backwoods medicine men, of gamblers and marijuana farmers, tales of real tragedy and unutterable strangeness that convey their sense of place so vividly that we feel its ground rise beneath our feet. Offutt has received a James Michener Grant and a Kentucky Arts Council Award.

Kentucky Folktales

Author : Mary Hamilton
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813136008
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Folktales written by Mary Hamilton and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The storytelling tradition has long been an important piece of Kentucky history and culture. Folktales, legends, tall tales, and ghost stories hold a special place in the imaginations of inventive storytellers and captive listeners. In Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies Kentucky storyteller Mary Hamilton narrates a range of stories with the voice and creativity only a master storyteller can evoke. Hamilton has perfected the art of entrancing an audience no matter the subject of her tales. Kentucky Folktales includes stories about Daniel Boone's ability to single-handedly kill a bear, a daughter who saves her father's land by outsmarting the king, and a girl who uses gingerbread to exact revenge on her evil stepmother, among many others. Hamilton ends each story with personal notes on important details of her storytelling craft, such as where she first heard the story, how it evolved through frequent re-tellings and reactions from audiences, and where the stories take place. Featuring tales and legends from all over the Bluegrass State, Kentucky Folktales captures the expression of Kentucky's storytelling tradition.

Kentucky Hauntings

Author : Roberta Simpson Brown
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813143200
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Hauntings written by Roberta Simpson Brown and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than evoking chills down the spine and cautious glances over one's shoulder, spooky stories create lasting bonds and memories between friends and family. The tradition of storytelling ties generations together with exciting new tales and familiar folklore that has sparked superstitions and legends. In Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories and Unexplained History, beloved storytellers Roberta Simpson Brown and Lonnie E. Brown present a thrilling collection of paranormal tales that will appeal to anyone looking for a friendly scare. Weaving together factual accounts of unexplained events, peculiar headlines, and local legends passed down from a time when most homes lacked electricity, Kentucky Hauntings combines stories with commentary on historic customs. From "telling the bees" about a death in the family, to a friendly "fool's errand" practical joke gone horribly wrong, and from terrifying haunted houses to the lifesaving "Bathtub Ghost," readers are transported to a world of age-old superstitions and paranormal experiences. Whether shared around the fire on a crisp autumn night or whispered in a huddle of close friends at a summer sleepover, these eerie stories will thrill and excite anyone who loves a good scare.

Kentucky Stories

Author : Byron Crawford
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781563111662
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Stories written by Byron Crawford and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Kentucky: Stories of a Regional Librarian

Author : Don Amburgey
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1638854777
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky: Stories of a Regional Librarian written by Don Amburgey and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One word sums up the title: bildungsroman. Protagonists mature from youth to adulthood, age wisely and morally. Their growth extends from thirteen to twenty-five years of age: youth, teens, young teachers, adult librarians. The young and old get attached to their dogs. Each character faces conflict and has to resolve it. Even a teacher learns the psychology of dogs in the story “Quicksand.” Time extends from 1947 to 1965, set in East Kentucky, the state as a whole, and southern Appalachia.

Tales of Kentucky Ghosts

Author : William Lynwood Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813173876
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Tales of Kentucky Ghosts written by William Lynwood Montell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from across the commonwealth that will keep you checking under the bed every night. The first-person accounts in this collection showcase folklore that Montell has drawn from archives, family stories, and oral traditions throughout Kentucky. The stories include that of the ghost bride of Laurel County, who appears each year on the anniversary of her wedding day; the tale of the murdered worker who haunts the Simpson County home of his killer and former employer; and the account of the lost mandolin that plays itself in a house in Graves County. These and many other chilling stories haunt the pages of Tales of Kentucky Ghosts. In the tradition of Montell's previous Kentucky ghost books (Ghosts across Kentucky and Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky), Tales of Kentucky Ghosts brings together a variety of terrifying narratives that not only entertain and frighten but also serve as a unique record of Kentucky's rich heritage of storytelling.

History of Kentucky

Author : William Elsey Connelley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Kentucky written by William Elsey Connelley and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bizarre Bluegrass: Strange but True Kentucky Tales

Author : Keven McQueen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467146781
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Bizarre Bluegrass: Strange but True Kentucky Tales written by Keven McQueen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ghost towns to circus performers to mass hysteria, the Bluegrass State is no stranger to the strange. Read stories of famed President Abraham Lincoln you've never heard before. Find possible solutions to the mystery of Pearl Bryan's missing head and decipher the outrageous hoaxes involving an unsolvable puzzle and monkeys trained to perform farm work. Learn about the time when the author wrote to Charles Manson as a joke and Manson wrote back--four times. Join author Keven McQueen as he recounts some of the weirder vignettes from Kentucky lore.

The Kentucky Stories

Author : Joseph A. Porter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Kentucky Stories written by Joseph A. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Porter's half-lost and half-remembered Kentucky, only fiction is true. He beckons the reader with all the promised adventure and exhilaration that drew Daniel Boone to a similarly unexplored land two centuries ago.

Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers

Author : William Lynwood Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813139503
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers written by William Lynwood Montell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2011-02-18 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorful collection of stories celebrates a fascinating aspect of Kentucky’s cultural heritage in “a fascinating look back at a bygone era” (Kentucky Monthly). In an educational era defined by large school campuses and overcrowded classrooms, it is easy to overlook the era of one-room schools, when teachers filled every role, including janitor, and provided a family-like atmosphere in which children also learned from one another. In Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers, oral historian William Lynwood Montell reclaims an important part of Kentucky's social, cultural, and educational heritage, assembling a fascinating collection of schoolroom stories. The firsthand narratives and anecdotes in this collection cover topics such as teacher-student relationships, day-to-day activities, lunchtime foods, students' personal relationships, and, of course, the challenges of teaching in a one-room school. Montell includes tales about fund-raising pie suppers, pranks, outrageous student behavior—such as the quiet little boy whose first “sharing” involved profanity—and many other topics. Montell even includes some of his own memories from his days as a pupil in a one-room school.

Stories of Old Kentucky

Author : Martha C Grassham Purcell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Stories of Old Kentucky written by Martha C Grassham Purcell and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of true stories from the 1800s in Kentucky.

Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes

Author : William Lynwood Montell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813125677
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes written by William Lynwood Montell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2009-08-17 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes, William Lynwood Montell has collected stories and reminiscences from funeral home directors and embalmers across the state. These accounts provide a record of the business of death as it has been practiced in Kentucky over the past fifty years. The collection ranges from tales of old-time burial practices, to stories about funeral customs unique to the African American community, to tales of premonitions, mistakes, and even humorous occurrences. Other stories involve such unusual aspects of the business as snake-handling funerals, mistaken identities, and in-home embalming. Taken together, these firsthand narratives preserve an important aspect of Kentucky social life not likely to be collected elsewhere. Most of these funeral home stories involve the recent history of Kentucky funeral practices, but some descriptive accounts go back to the era when funeral directors used horse-drawn wagons to reach secluded areas. These accounts, including stories about fainting relatives, long-winded preachers, and pallbearers falling into graves, provide significant insights into the pivotal role morticians have played in local life and culture over the years.