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Kentucky is most commonly associated with horses, tobacco fields, bourbon, and coal mines. There is much more to the state, though, than stories of feuding families and Colonel Sanders' famous fried chicken. Kentucky has a rich and often compelling history, and James C. Klotter and Freda C. Klotter introduce readers to an exciting story that spans 12,000 years, looking at the lives of Kentuckians from Native Americans to astronauts. The Klotters examine all aspects of the state's history—its geography, government, social life, cultural achievements, education, and economy. A Concise History of Kentucky recounts the events of the deadly frontier wars of the state's early history, the divisive Civil War, and the shocking assassination of a governor in 1900. The book tells of Kentucky's leaders from Daniel Boone and Henry Clay to Abraham Lincoln, Mary Breckinridge, and Muhammad Ali. The authors also highlight the lives of Kentuckians, both famous and ordinary, to give a voice to history. The Klotters explore Kentuckians' accomplishments in government, medicine, politics, and the arts. They describe the writing and music that flowered across the state, and they profile the individuals who worked to secure equal rights for women and African Americans. The book explains what it was like to work in the coal mines and explains the daily routine on a nineteenth-century farm. The authors bring Kentucky's story to the twenty-first century and talk about the state's modern economy, where auto manufacturing jobs are replacing traditional agricultural work. A collaboration of the state historian and an experienced educator, A Concise History of Kentucky is the best single resource for Kentuckians new and old who want to learn more about the past, present, and future of the Bluegrass State.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780813129259 |
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Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
Publication date: | 09/12/2010 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 256 |
File size: | 2 MB |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
James C. Klotter is professor of history at Georgetown College and the state historian of Kentucky. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including A New History of Kentucky. Freda C. Klotter has twenty-five years of classroom experience and currently serves as an educational consultant for the nonprofit Kentucky Collaborative for Teaching and Learning.
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.
Freda C. Klotter, an educational programs consultant for the Kentucky Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, taught in elementary school classrooms for more than twenty-three years.
Table of Contents
Preface xiFrontiers-Then and Now 1
The Past 3
Writing about the Past 3
Native Americans in Kentucky 4
Paleo-Indians, 10,000 to 8000 B.C. 5
Archaic Period, 8000 to 1000 B.C. 6
Woodland Period, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000 6
Late Prehistoric Period, A.D. 1000 to 1750 7
The Great Dying 8
The Name "Kentucky" 9
Starting a State 11
The First West 14
The First Explorers 15
What They Found 17
Coming to Kentucky 20
Settling a State 21
Daniel Boone 24
Hard Times 26
Choices 27
The End of the Frontier 30
Statehood 30
Different Kentuckys 33
The People of Kentucky 33
Kentucky Homes 34
The Land 35
Climate 40
Geographic Regions 41
Jackson Purchase 41
Pennyroyal (or Pennyrile) 42
Western Coal Fields 42
Bluegrass 43
Mountains (Eastern Coal Fields) 43
Cultural or Human Regions 44
Appalachia (Eastern Kentucky) 45
Northern Kentucky 46
Bluegrass 46
South-Central Kentucky 48
Louisville 49
West Kentucky 50
Jackson Purchase 52
Regionalism 52
Kentucky Names 53
The Government of Kentucky 55
The Kentucky Constitution 55
Levels and Branches of Government 56
The Executive Branch 57
The Judicial Branch 59
The Legislative Branch 62
The Mystery of "Honest Dick" Tate 62
Living in Kentucky 65
Daily Life 65
Clothes and Fashion 67
Food 68
Work 71
Health 74
Fun and Games 78
Religion 85
From Statehood to the Civil War 91
Slavery 91
Slave Life 92
Freedom 96
Antislavery 100
Key Political Leaders 101
Three Kentucky Presidents 103
The Civil War and the End of a Century 109
The Brothers' War 111
On the Battlefield 112
Guerrillas 116
Results of the War 117
From the End of the Civil War to the Start of a New Century 120
Feuds and Murders 122
Working in Kentucky 127
Farming 127
Early Business and King Coal 130
Modern Industries 132
Global Kentucky 140
Words, Music, and More 143
Early Writing 143
Twentieth-Century Writers 146
Modern Writers 149
Writing History, Poetry, and Drama 150
Newspapers 154
Music 155
Radio and Television 159
Visual Arts 160
Motion Pictures 161
Kentucky in the Twentieth Century 163
The Transportation Revolution 163
The Communication Revolution 165
The New Deal 167
Wars 168
Out-Migration 171
Equal Rights 172
Equal Rights for Women 172
Equal Rights for All Races 175
Politics 179
Kentucky's Best Year 182
Going to School 183
Early Kentucky Schools 183
Life in School 185
Special Schools 189
Schools in the Twentieth Century and Beyond 190
Colleges and Universities 192
College Life 194
Today and Tomorrow in Kentucky 197
A Typical Kentuckian 197
Saving Parts of the Past 198
Identifying Future Issues 199
The Future 200
Appendixes 203
Additional Sources for Research 219
Index 221