A New History of Kentucky
- ISBN-10
- 0813126215
- ISBN-13
- 9780813126210
- Series
- A New History of Kentucky
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 552
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-03-27
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Authors
- Lowell H. Harrison, James C. Klotter
Description
" 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.
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