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Author : John E. L. Robertson
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540224613
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (246 download)
Download or read book Paducah, Kentucky: A History written by John E. L. Robertson and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0938021362
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)
Download or read book History and Families, McCracken County, Kentucky, 1824-1989 written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fred Gus Neuman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Story of Paducah written by Fred Gus Neuman and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fred Gus Neuman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book Paducahans in History written by Fred Gus Neuman and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Catherine Neuman Adams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (866 download)
Download or read book The Story of Paducah (Kentucky) written by Catherine Neuman Adams and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fred G. Neuman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615117751
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (177 download)
Download or read book The Story of Paducah written by Fred G. Neuman and published by . This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Berry Craig
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 1949669297
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor written by Berry Craig and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-11-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the air raid alarm sounded around 7:55 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Gunner's Mate Second Class James Allard Vessels of Paducah was preparing to participate in morning colors aboard the USS Arizona. In the scramble for battle stations, Vessels quickly climbed to a machine gun platform high atop the mainmast as others descended below decks to help pass ammunition up to gunners. At 8:06, a bomb exploded and the Arizona sank. Vessels's lofty perch saved his life, but most of his shipmates were not so lucky. In Kentuckians and Pearl Harbor, Berry Craig employs an impressive array of newspapers, unpublished memoirs, oral histories, and official military records to offer a ground-up look at the day that Franklin D. Roosevelt said would "live in infamy," and its aftermath in the Bluegrass State. In a series of vignettes, Craig uncovers the untold, forgotten, or little-known stories of ordinary people—military and civilian—on the most extraordinary day of their lives. Craig concludes by exploring the home front reaction to this pivotal event in American history. Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor swept away any illusions Kentuckians had about being able to stay out of World War II. From Paducah to Pikeville, people sprang to action. Their voices emerge and come back to life in this engaging and timely history.
Author : John E. L. Robertson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (81 download)
Download or read book Paducah, 1830-1980 written by John E. L. Robertson and published by . This book was released on 1980* with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John E. L. Robertson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738523767
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (237 download)
Download or read book Paducah written by John E. L. Robertson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the last frontier towns east of the Mississippi, Paducah took center stage in the drama of an expanding United States despite a late start and a penchant for independence and self reliance. The Kentucky river city played no small part in the rise of river commerce and its successor, the railroads. From river packets to enriched uranium, its history is marked by victory over disastrous floods and a headlong rush toward a future embracing new technology.Paducah: Frontier to the Atomic Age tells the story of a community torn apart from the start between Chickasaw and American claims, then Confederate and Union invasions. Exploring the expanding city streets and the ever-busy waterfront, readers will meet natives Quintus Quincy Quigley, chronicler of events on the eve of the Civil War; the "Dean," Dr. Robert Gordon Matheson, who revolutionized two-year colleges; and Mrs. Houston "Dolly" McNutt, among the first female mayors in Kentucky.This unique volume also recounts the story of the city's central role in nineteenth-century history, thanks to its strategic location at the mouth of the Tennessee River on the Ohio. At that time, the Civil War struggle for control of border states tested Paducah's loyalty even while the rest of Kentucky fought to remain neutral, and Reconstruction brought new challenges in race relations to a region deeply divided by the ghosts of slavery. In the twentieth century, the city developed tremendously with the advent of new industry and was the adopted home of President Truman's pioneering Vice President Alben Barkley, among the most effective and groundbreaking statesmen to fill that office.
Author : Berry Craig
Publisher : Hidden History
ISBN 13 : 9781609493974
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (939 download)
Download or read book Hidden History of Western Kentucky written by Berry Craig and published by Hidden History. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Join western Kentucky historian Berry Craig as he penetrates the depths of the region's lesser-known history and brings to light the people, places, and events that have shaped Kentucky's west"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : John Philip Cashon
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467136964
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Paducah and the Civil War written by John Philip Cashon and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite Kentucky's aim to keep a neutral position in the Civil War and Paducah's Confederate tendencies, the Union captured the town soon after Confederate troops occupied Columbus. As a result, the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River became permeable entry points for infiltrating farther south and maintaining supply lines deep into Confederate states. That strategic advantage was halted when Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest invaded the town during the Battle of Paducah. Ultimately, a combination of guerrilla warfare tactics and General Eleazer Paine's Reign of Terror contributed to the Union's final victory over Paducah. Historian John Cashon recounts the tumultuous struggle for Paducah during the War Between the States.
Author : Richard Parker
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439674299
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Wicked Western Kentucky written by Richard Parker and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Kentucky has always had a dark side, despite being the "Birthplace of Bluegrass Music." Mary James Trotter, an arrested moonshine-selling grandma, remarked to a judge that she "simply had to sell a little liquor now and then to take care of my four grandchildren." Rod Ferrell led a bloodsucking vampire cult in Murray, Kentucky, and traumatized parents of the 1990s. In the early morning of July 13, 1928, at the "Castle on the Cumberland," seven men were put to death in Kentucky's deadliest night of state-sponsored executions. Join award-winning author Richard Parker as he takes you on a journey through fifteen of Western Kentucky's most nefarious people, places and events.
Author : Berry Craig
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614231036
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Hidden History of Kentucky in the Civil War written by Berry Craig and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky's motto may be "united we stand, divided we fall," but during the civil war, brother fought brother to the bitter end. The Civil War sharply split the Bluegrass State. Kentuckians fought Kentuckians in some of the bloodiest battles of America's bloodiest war. The names and faces of the winning and losing generals of those battles are in most history books. But this book is not like most history books; it is about hidden history. Most of the stories are not found in other books. Some are proof that the Civil War was truly "a brother's war" in the home state of Lincoln and Davis. From the Graves County gun grab to pirates in Paducah to dueling gunboats on the Mississippi, this one-of-a-kind collection of little-known tales by Kentucky historian Berry Craig will captivate Civil War enthusiasts and casual readers alike.
Author : Steve G. Gabany
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615196701
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (967 download)
Download or read book Historic Architecture of Paducah and Mccracken County written by Steve G. Gabany and published by . This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William E. Ellis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813174007
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Irvin S. Cobb written by William E. Ellis and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of a little-remembered Southern humorist “delivers on its claim that Cobb’s life is emblematic of changes that registered on a larger scale” (Journal of Southern History). “Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.” ?Irvin S. Cobb Born and raised in Paducah, Kentucky, humorist Irvin S. Cobb (1876–1944) rose from humble beginnings to become one of the early twentieth century’s most celebrated writers. As a staff reporter for the New York World and Saturday Evening Post, he became one of the highest-paid journalists in the United States. He also wrote short stories for noted magazines, published books, and penned scripts for the stage and screen. In Irvin S. Cobb: The Rise and Fall of a Southern Humorist, historian William E. Ellis examines the life of this significant writer. Though a consummate wordsmith and a talented observer of the comical in everyday life, Cobb was a product of the Reconstruction era and the Jim Crow South. As a party to the endemic racism of his time, he often bemoaned the North’s harsh treatment of the South and stereotyped African Americans in his writings. Marred by racist undertones, Cobb’s work has largely slipped into obscurity. Nevertheless, Ellis argues that Cobb’s life and works are worthy of more detailed study, citing his wide-ranging contributions to media culture and his coverage of some of the biggest stories of his day, including on-the-ground reporting during World War I. A valuable resource for students of journalism, American humor, and popular culture, this illuminating biography explores Cobb’s life and his influence on early twentieth-century letters.
Author : Cliff Downey
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738514598
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (145 download)
Download or read book Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards written by Cliff Downey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Western Kentucky in Vintage Postcards guides residents, visitors, and history buffs alike on a virtual driving tour through Kentucky's westernmost counties to enjoy its rich history and natural beauty. Readers will discover why this is perhaps the most diverse region in the Bluegrass State with its many different geographical areas-flat lands to rolling hills and coal fields to miles of lakes. The scenic journey begins in Hopkinsville, meanders north through Madisonville to Henderson, and continues west to the Mississippi River, with stops in Murray, Mayfield, Paducah, and several small towns. Vintage postcards culled from a variety of sources highlight those things that are uniquely Western Kentucky: tobacco fields, coal mines, Confederate president Jefferson Davis, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, farming, historical buildings and sites, floods, and dams.
Author : William Elsey Connelley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 918 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book History of Kentucky written by William Elsey Connelley and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
