The Breckinridges of Kentucky

The Breckinridges of Kentucky

by James C. Klotter
ISBN-10:
0813191653
ISBN-13:
9780813191652
Pub. Date:
06/01/2006
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10:
0813191653
ISBN-13:
9780813191652
Pub. Date:
06/01/2006
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
The Breckinridges of Kentucky

The Breckinridges of Kentucky

by James C. Klotter

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Overview

Across more than six generations—beginning before the Revolutionary War—the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a U.S. vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, authors, and church leaders. Along with success, the Breckinridges, like other Americans, faced hardship and war, contended with race, lived through difficult family situations—including a sex scandal—and encountered personal and political failure. An articulate, opinionated, and frank family, the Breckinridges have left a detailed record that allows us a vivid recreation of the range of American history and society.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813191652
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publication date: 06/01/2006
Pages: 412
Product dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

James C. Klotter, the state historian of Kentucky and professor of history at Georgetown College, is the author, coauthor, or editor of many books, including History Mysteries, Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox 1900-1950, A New History of Kentucky, Kentucky: Decades of Discord, 1865-1900, Kentucky: Land of Tomorrow, Our Kentucky: A Study of the Bluegrass State, Public Papers of Governor Simeon Willis, 1943-1947, and William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath.

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