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Proud Kentuckian

Author : Frank H. Heck
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081318908X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Proud Kentuckian written by Frank H. Heck and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his brief life John C. Breckinridge embraced the roles of lawyer, politician, statesman, soldier, exile, and businessman. An imposing and tactful man, he was exceptional for evoking both loyal devotion from his followers and generous respect from his opponents during a strife-torn era. Breckinridge's meteoric rise to national prominence began with election to the Kentucky legislature in 1849 and to the United States Congress in 1851. His eloquence earned him the Democratic Party's nomination for the vice presidency in 1856, and he became the youngest man ever to hold that office. Nearing the end of his term Breckinridge was elected United States senator by the Kentucky legislature. He was a favorite of the Southern faction during the 1860 Democratic convention. Had the nation and the party not foundered on the divisive issues of slavery, section, and union, Breckinridge might well have reached the White House. With the sundering of the Union, Breckinridge joined the Confederate states, was commissioned a brigadier general, and fought valiantly at Shiloh, Chickamauga, Cold Harbor, and elsewhere before becoming secretary of war. The collapse of the Confederacy drove him into exile in Canada and Europe. But in 1869 he returned to Kentucky to live out his life quietly and industriously as a lawyer and railroad executive. Proud Kentuckian portrays the most illustrious member of one of Kentucky's first families.

Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875

Author : Frank Hopkins Heck
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813102177
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875 written by Frank Hopkins Heck and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of John Cabell Breckinridge: "a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, the 14th Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last Confederate Secretary of War. To date, Breckinridge is the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36. He is also remembered as the Confederate commander at the Battle of New Market, where young VMI cadets participated in the battle on the Confederate side."-Wikipedia.

The US Senate and the Commonwealth

Author : Mitch McConnell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813177472
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The US Senate and the Commonwealth written by Mitch McConnell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kentucky has long punched above its weight in the US Senate, as some of the nation's most distinguished senators have hailed from the Commonwealth. Despite its relatively small population for much of American history, Kentucky has produced a record two Senate majority leaders, a record three Senate majority whips, and one of the country's greatest lawmakers, Henry Clay. These Kentuckians played an important role in the evolution of leadership institutions in the Senate. Official positions such as Senate majority leader and majority whip are nowhere to be found in the Constitution or early American history, yet today these offices have essentially eclipsed the constitutionally created legislative leadership positions of vice president and president pro tempore. While Kentucky senators have played a vital role in leading the Senate and in its institutional history, no book has told the story in its entirety. The US Senate and the Commonwealth is the first book of its kind to provide a detailed, yet accessible, discussion of the US Senate's leadership throughout its 225-year history. Senator Mitch McConnell and Roy E. Brownell II weave together the history of the Senate with lively portraits of prominent Kentucky senators as well as firsthand reflections about legislative leadership by a Senate majority leader. The authors illuminate and humanize this discussion by exploring the colorful and vivid lives of fifteen Kentucky lawmakers, including Henry Clay, Alben Barkley, and John Sherman Cooper. This compelling and fascinating study is an essential resource.

Proud Kentuckian

Author : Frank H. Heck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Proud Kentuckian written by Frank H. Heck and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Duroc-Jersey Record

Author : American Duroc-Jersey Association
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1060 pages
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Download or read book American Duroc-Jersey Record written by American Duroc-Jersey Association and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Transactions of the Kentucky State Medical Society ...

Author : Kentucky State Medical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
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Download or read book Transactions of the Kentucky State Medical Society ... written by Kentucky State Medical Society and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky

Author : William Gilmore Simms
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368348094
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky written by William Gilmore Simms and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.

At the Precipice

Author : Shearer Davis Bowman
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807895672
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book At the Precipice written by Shearer Davis Bowman and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did eleven slave states secede from the Union in 1860-61? Why did the eighteen free states loyal to the Union deny the legitimacy of secession, and take concrete steps after Fort Sumter to subdue what President Abraham Lincoln deemed treasonous rebellion? At the Precipice seeks to answer these and related questions by focusing on the different ways in which Americans, North and South, black and white, understood their interests, rights, and honor during the late antebellum years. Rather than give a narrative account of the crisis, Shearer Davis Bowman takes readers into the minds of the leading actors, examining the lives and thoughts of such key figures as Abraham Lincoln, James Buchanan, Jefferson Davis, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren. Bowman also provides an especially vivid glimpse into what less famous men and women in both sections thought about themselves and the political, social, and cultural worlds in which they lived, and how their thoughts informed their actions in the secession period. Intriguingly, secessionists and Unionists alike glorified the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, yet they interpreted those sacred documents in markedly different ways and held very different notions of what constituted "American" values.

A New History of Kentucky

Author : James C. Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813176514
Total Pages : 560 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 560 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.

The Kentucky

Author : Thomas D. Clark
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813193850
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Kentucky written by Thomas D. Clark and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its origins in the Cumberland Mountains to its entry into the Ohio, the Kentucky River flows through two areas that have made Kentucky known throughout the world—the mountains in the eastern part of the state and the Bluegrass in its center. In The Kentucky, Thomas D. Clark paints a rich panorama of history and life along the river, peopled with the famous and infamous, ordinary folk and legendary characters. It is a canvas distinctly emblematic of the American experience. The Kentucky was first published in 1942 as part of the "Rivers of America" series and has long been out of print. Reissued in this new enlarged edition, it brings back to life a distinguished contribution to Kentuckiana and is itself a historical document. In his new conclusion for this edition, Dr. Clark discusses some of the tremendous changes that have taken place since the book's initial publication.

The Breckinridges of Kentucky

Author : James C. Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813189470
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Breckinridges of Kentucky written by James C. Klotter and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across more than six generations—beginning before the Revolutionary War—the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a U.S. vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, authors, and church leaders. Along with success, the Breckinridges, like other Americans, faced hardship and war, contended with race, lived through difficult family situations—including a sex scandal—and encountered personal and political failure. An articulate, opinionated, and frank family, the Breckinridges have left a detailed record that allows us a vivid recreation of the range of American history and society.

Kentucky's Governors

Author : Lowell H. Harrison
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081318780X
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky's Governors written by Lowell H. Harrison and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-11-21 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled and edited by Lowell H. Harrison, the essays in Kentucky's Governors profile every chief executive of the Bluegrass State from eighteenth-century governor Isaac Shelby to Ernie Fletcher. First published in 1985, this edition of Kentucky's Governors is expanded and revised to include governors Wilkinson, Jones, Patton, and Fletcher, as well as new information on respected figures such as Louie B. Nunn. An introduction by Kentucky's historian laureate, Thomas D. Clark, provides key insights into successive governors' evolving constitutional powers and their changing roles in political debates and policy formation. Following Clark's overview, each chapter presents significant biographical information while detailing the campaign, election, achievements, strengths, and weaknesses of each governor. To aid in further research, each contributor lists several suggested sources, both primary and secondary, for additional investigation into the lives and careers of Kentucky's leaders. A thorough index is also included to facilitate reference within this updated and revised edition. The profiles in Kentucky's Governors give insights into each leader's engagements with economic development, education, agriculture, and taxes, issues that have helped define two hundred years of history in the Bluegrass State.

A New History of Kentucky

Author : Lowell H. Harrison
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081313708X
Total Pages : 1119 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book A New History of Kentucky written by Lowell H. Harrison and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1997-03-27 with total page 1119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of the state since the publication of Thomas D. Clark's landmark History of Kentucky over sixty years ago. A New History of Kentucky brings the Commonwealth to life, from Pikeville to the Purchase, from Covington to Corbin, this account reveals Kentucky's many faces and deep traditions. Lowell Harrison, professor emeritus of history at Western Kentucky University, is the author of many books, including George Rogers Clark and the War in the West, The Civil War in Kentucky, Kentucky's Road to Statehood, Lincoln of Kentucky, and Kentucky's Governors.

Charlemont Or The Pride of the Village. A Tale of Kentucky, Etc

Author : William Gilmore Simms
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
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Download or read book Charlemont Or The Pride of the Village. A Tale of Kentucky, Etc written by William Gilmore Simms and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Civil War In Kentucky

Author : Kent Masterton Brown
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0306816997
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book The Civil War In Kentucky written by Kent Masterton Brown and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top scholars contribute to this book of essays on the complex series of battles and political maneuvers for control of Kentucky during the Civil War.

Kentucky's Last Cavalier

Author : Peter J. Sehlinger
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780916968335
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky's Last Cavalier written by Peter J. Sehlinger and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2004-05-07 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As this biography shows, Preston was Kentucky's last cavalier, the beau ideal of the Old South, a dashing defender of the old aristocracy both in the political realm and on the battlefield. His is a multidimensional story of power and privilege, family connections and gender roles, public service and proslavery politics. As Kentucky state historian James C. Klotter declares in the foreword, Preston's life "reveals much about his entire generation and his world.""--BOOK JACKET.

New Perspectives on Civil War-Era Kentucky

Author : John David Smith
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813197813
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book New Perspectives on Civil War-Era Kentucky written by John David Smith and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a Unionist but also proslavery state during the American Civil War, Kentucky occupied a contentious space both politically and geographically. In many ways, its pragmatic attitude toward compromise left it in a cultural no-man's-land. The constant negotiation between the state's nationalistic and Southern identities left many Kentuckians alienated and conflicted. Lincoln referred to Kentucky as the crown jewel of the Union slave states due to its sizable population, agricultural resources, and geographic position, and these advantages, coupled with the state's difficult relationship to both the Union and slavery, ultimately impacted the outcome of the war. Despite Kentucky's central role, relatively little has been written about the aftermath of the Civil War in the state and how the conflict shaped the commonwealth we know today. New Perspectives on Civil War–Era Kentucky offers readers ten essays that paint a rich and complex image of Kentucky during the Civil War. First appearing in the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, these essays cover topics ranging from women in wartime to Black legislators in the postwar period. From diverse perspectives, both inside and outside the state, the contributors shine a light on the complicated identities of Kentucky and its citizens in a defining moment of American history.