A new history of Kentucky /
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 tell...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Front cover; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations and Tables; Preface; 1 A Place Called Kentucke; 2 The Invasion of Kentucky; 3 Colonial Kentucky, 1774-1792; 4 Kentucky in the New Nation; 5 The First Generation of Kentuckians; 6 The World They Made; 7 The Age of the Whigs; 8 Antebellum Kentucky; 9 The Civil War in a Border State; 10 1865 and After; 11 Reconstruction, Readjustment, and Race, 1865-1875; 12 Decades of Discord, 1875-1900; 13 Progressivism, Prohibition, and Politics, 1900-1920; 14 Bourbon Barons, Tobacco Tycoons, and King Coal; 15 Culture and Communications, 1865-2015
- 16 The Transitional Twenties17 Old Problems and a New Deal; 18 Education and Equality, 1865-2015; 19 A Half Century of Kentucky Politics, 1945-2015; 20 A Political Metamorphosis, 1995-2015; 21 New Challenges, Old Traditions; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Selected Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index