The Kentucky
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The Kentucky

  1. 464 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Kentucky

About this book

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in this new enlarged edition, it brings back to life a distinguished contribution to Kentuckiana and is itself a historical document.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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Dedication
  7. I. The River
  8. II. John Swift's Silver
  9. III. Boonesborough, Frontier Outpost
  10. IV. Off To 'Orleans
  11. V. Kentucky Steamboats
  12. VI. Bluegrass Kentuckian
  13. VII. Kentuckian, Mountaineer
  14. VIII. "All Hands Up and Circle Left"
  15. IX. A Land in Which to Dream
  16. X. Shakers
  17. XI. Hard-Shells
  18. XII. Funeralizing
  19. XIII. A Kentucky Symbol
  20. XIV. Graham's Springs
  21. XV. Born to Be a Princess
  22. XVI. Dr. Warfield's Colt Lexington
  23. XVII. Lion of White Hall
  24. XVIII. Shryock's Ferry
  25. XIX. Nancy Hanks
  26. XX. The Log Run
  27. XXI. Moonshiners
  28. XXII. Politics, Kentucky Style
  29. XXIII. Kentucky Must Eat
  30. XXIV. This Is the Kentucky
  31. XXV. The River Flows On
  32. Acknowledgments
  33. Bibliography
  34. Index