Civil War Lexington, Kentucky
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Civil War Lexington, Kentucky

Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Civil War Lexington, Kentucky

Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction. Athens of the West
  8. 1. The Great Compromiser: Henry Clay
  9. 2. He Also Ran: John Breckinridge
  10. 3. Firebrand: Cassius Clay
  11. 4. Fugitive Slave: William Wells Brown
  12. 5. Thunderbolt of the Confederacy: John Hunt Morgan
  13. 6. Right-Hand Man: Basil Duke
  14. 7. Undefeated: Joseph Shelby
  15. 8. Families Divided
  16. 9. Abraham Lincoln and His Bluegrass Bride
  17. 10. Jefferson Davis at Transylvania
  18. 11. Medical Men
  19. 12. Horses for Battle
  20. 13. Windows on the War
  21. 14. Saving the Stars and Stripes
  22. 15. The Homefront
  23. 16. Conspiracies
  24. 17. Journey’s End
  25. Conclusion
  26. Selected Bibliography
  27. About the Authors