A New History of Kentucky

A New History of Kentucky

A New History of Kentucky

A New History of Kentucky

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813176505
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 11/26/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 584
Sales rank: 605,323
File size: 31 MB
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Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

James C. Klotter is the author, coauthor, or editor of some twenty books, including texts used for Kentucky history classes at the elementary, secondary, and college level. Among his works are Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President; Kentucky Justice, Southern Honor, and American Manhood; and Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox, 1900–1950. The past executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society, he is professor emeritus of Georgetown College and the State Historian of Kentucky. Craig Thompson Friend is the author of Kentucke's Frontiers and Along the Maysville Road: The Early Republic in the Trans-Appalachian West, and editor of The Buzzel about Kentuck: Settling the Promised Land. He is professor of history at North Carolina State University.


James C. Klotter is State Historian and professor of history at Georgetown College. He is the author of several books, including, with Lowell H. Harrison, A New History of Kentucky.
Craig Thompson Friend is the author of Kentucke’s Frontiers and Along the Maysville Road: The Early Republic in the Trans-Appalachian West, and coauthor of A New History of Kentucky, 2nd edition. He is professor of history at North Carolina State University.

Table of 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: The Economy, 1865–2015
15. Culture and Communications, 1865–2015
16. The Transitional Twenties
17. Old Problems and a New Deal
18. Education and Equality, 1865-2015
19. A Half Century of Kentucky Politics, 1945-1995
20. A Political Metamorphosis, 1995-2015
21. New Challenges, Old Traditions
Appendix A: Some Facts and Figures
Appendix B: Kentucky's Governors
Appendix C: Kentucky's Counties
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

What People are Saying About This

Thomas H. Appleton Jr.

"This newly revised edition reflects the latest scholarship about the commonwealth and its peoples. What is more, it is written in an engaging, accessible manner that will appeal to students and history-minded Kentuckians alike."

Melissa A. McEuen

"This truly new history of Kentucky combines masterful storytelling, cultural depth, and a wealth of fresh evidence. Inclusive and illuminating, it is a welcome look at the region's diverse peoples, entrenched myths, and frequently hidden realities. The authors balance the Commonwealth's political past against lesser-known traditions and ideas that shaped ordinary lives on a considerable scale. The New History of Kentucky is an exciting, rich narrative for the twenty-first century!"

From the Publisher

"In 1997 the late Lowell H. Harrison and James C. Klotter published the monumental A New History of Kentucky, the first major reinterpretation of the commonwealth's history in six decades. Now, in this new edition, Klotter and historian Craig Thompson Friend bring the story of Kentucky's past up into the second decade of the twenty-first century. Not only does this fast-paced, detailed, and beautifully-written second edition detail Kentucky's contemporary history, but it thoroughly revises the state's antebellum decades.  Richly illustrated and documented, this major text underscores the complexities of Kentucky's people — their contradictions, their triumphs, and their tragedies. Readers will find  Klotter and Friend's book a people's history — a penetrating look at and an appreciation of those who consider the commonwealth their home, now and then." — John David Smith, co-editor of A Union Woman in Civil War Kentucky


"Kentucky's history is rich in drama, diversity, and significance. Using a breadth of past and present research, James C. Klotter and Craig Thompson Friend have written an extensive, yet entertaining, narrative of Kentucky's past. Their work includes important analysis of the roles played by Native Americans, African Americans, and women in the forging of the state, and updates the political, social, and economic history into twenty-first century Kentucky. This book will be valued by academics, students, and readers of history alike." — Andrea Watkins, Northern Kentucky University


"This newly revised edition reflects the latest scholarship about the commonwealth and its peoples. What is more, it is written in an engaging, accessible manner that will appeal to students and history-minded Kentuckians alike." — Thomas H. Appleton Jr., Eastern Kentucky University


"This second edition offers readers a fresh and wonderfully engaging perspective of Kentucky history. It skillfully captures the images, individuals, and institutions that have given Kentucky its distinct character. It offers an intimate and insightful portrayal of the changes and controversies in Kentucky history. Lastly, it is an impressive blend of state and national history." — Gerald L. Smith, co-editor of The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia


"This truly new history of Kentucky combines masterful storytelling, cultural depth, and a wealth of fresh evidence. Inclusive and illuminating, it is a welcome look at the region's diverse peoples, entrenched myths, and frequently hidden realities. The authors balance the Commonwealth's political past against lesser-known traditions and ideas that shaped ordinary lives on a considerable scale. The New History of Kentucky is an exciting, rich narrative for the twenty-first century!" — Melissa A. McEuen, co-editor of Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times

Gerald L. Smith

"This second edition offers readers a fresh and wonderfully engaging perspective of Kentucky history. It skillfully captures the images, individuals, and institutions that have given Kentucky its distinct character. It offers an intimate and insightful portrayal of the changes and controversies in Kentucky history. Lastly, it is an impressive blend of state and national history."

John David Smith

"In 1997 the late Lowell H. Harrison and James C. Klotter published the monumental A New History of Kentucky, the first major reinterpretation of the commonwealth's history in six decades. Now, in this new edition, Klotter and historian Craig Thompson Friend bring the story of Kentucky's past up into the second decade of the twenty-first century. Not only does this fast-paced, detailed, and beautifully-written second edition detail Kentucky's contemporary history, but it thoroughly revises the state's antebellum decades.  Richly illustrated and documented, this major text underscores the complexities of Kentucky's people—their contradictions, their triumphs, and their tragedies. Readers will find  Klotter and Friend's book a people's history—a penetrating look at and an appreciation of those who consider the commonwealth their home, now and then."

Andrea Watkins

"Kentucky's history is rich in drama, diversity, and significance. Using a breadth of past and present research, James C. Klotter and Craig Thompson Friend have written an extensive, yet entertaining, narrative of Kentucky's past. Their work includes important analysis of the roles played by Native Americans, African Americans, and women in the forging of the state, and updates the political, social, and economic history into twenty-first century Kentucky. This book will be valued by academics, students, and readers of history alike."

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