Kentucky Land Of Tomorrow

Author : Thomas H. Appleton,Melba Porter Hay,James C. Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0916968251

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Kentucky, Land of Tomorrow by Thomas H. Appleton,Melba Porter Hay,James C. Klotter Pdf

Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and distributed by the University Press of Kentucky The history and beauty of the Bluegrass State come alive in words and pictures, as this volume chronicles the Kentucky experience in all its variety. Rare black-and white historic images combine with more than two hundred modern color photographs to complement a narrative written by some of the commonwealth's most celebrated wordsmiths: Thomas D. Clark, George Ella Lyon, John Ed Pearce, Gerald L. Smith, Michal Smith-Mello, and Michael T. Childress. Photographs by Dan Dry of Louisville, Kentucky. excerpt: Where are you from? ""Kentucky,"" I say. I'm from a place where people still stop for funerals, where they know who your grandmother was, where they tell stories at Corn Island at the state park at the dinner table where they pass on their youngest's outgrown clothes and bring a casserole as soon as someone dies. --George Ella Lyon

Author : Louise Philipps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0682479519

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Land of Tomorrow by Louise Philipps Pdf

Author : Xavier Niz
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736815856

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Kentucky by Xavier Niz Pdf

An introduction to the geography, history, government, politics, economy, resources, people, and culture of Kentucky, including maps, charts, and a recipe.

Author : Gerald L. Smith,Karen Cotton McDaniel,John A. Hardin
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 1467 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780813160672

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The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia by Gerald L. Smith,Karen Cotton McDaniel,John A. Hardin Pdf

The story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history. The work of more than 150 writers, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an essential guide to the black experience in the Commonwealth. The encyclopedia includes biographical sketches of politicians and community leaders as well as pioneers in art, science, and industry. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in an array of notable figures, such as writers William Wells Brown and bell hooks, reformers Bessie Lucas Allen and Shelby Lanier Jr., sports icons Muhammad Ali and Isaac Murphy, civil rights leaders Whitney Young Jr. and Georgia Powers, and entertainers Ernest Hogan, Helen Humes, and the Nappy Roots. Featuring entries on the individuals, events, places, organizations, movements, and institutions that have shaped the state's history since its origins, the volume also includes topical essays on the civil rights movement, Eastern Kentucky coalfields, business, education, and women. For researchers, students, and all who cherish local history, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference that highlights the diversity of the state's culture and history.

Author : Kevin Cahill
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780446551397

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Who Owns the World by Kevin Cahill Pdf

You don't have to be a student of geography or cartography to have an interest in the world around you, especially with globalization making our planet seem smaller than ever. Now you can IM someone in Alaska, purchase coffee beans from Timor-Leste, and visit Dubai. But what do we really know about these lands? Who Owns the World presents the results of the first-ever landownership survey of all 197 states and 66 territories of the world, and reveals facts both startling and eye-opening. You'll learn that: Only 15% of the world's population lays claim to landownership, and that landownership in too few hands is probably the single greatest cause of poverty. Queen Elizabeth II owns 1/6 of the entire land surface on earth (nearly 3 times the size of the U.S.). The Lichtenstein royal family is wealthier than the Grimaldis of Monaco. 80% of the American population is crammed in urban areas. The least crowded state is Alaska, with 670 acres per person. The most crowded is New Jersey, with .7 acres per person. 60% of America's population are property owners. That's behind the UK (69% homeownership). And much, much more! With its relevance to contemporary issues and culture, Who Owns the World makes for fascinating reading. Both entertaining and educational, it provides cocktail party conversation for years to come and is guaranteed to change the way you view the U.S. and the world.

Author : Carol E. Jordan
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813144948

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Violence against Women in Kentucky by Carol E. Jordan Pdf

For more than two centuries, Kentucky women have fought for the right to vote, own property, control their wages, and be safe at home and in the workplace. Tragically, many of these women's voices have been silenced by abuse and violence. In Violence against Women in Kentucky: A History of U.S. and State Legislative Reform, Carol E. Jordan chronicles the stories of those who have led the legislative fight for the last four decades to protect women from domestic violence, rape, stalking, and related crimes. The story of Kentucky's legislative reforms is a history of substantial toil, optimism, advocacy, and personal sacrifice by those who proposed the change. This compelling narrative illustrates, through their own points of view, the stories of survivors who serve as inspiration for change. Jordan analyzes national legislative reforms as well as the strategies that have been used to enact and enforce legislation addressing rape and domestic violence at a local level. Violence against Women in Kentucky is the first book to look at the history of domestic violence and rape in a state that consistently falls at the bottom of women's rights rankings, as told by the activists and survivors who fought for change. Detailing the successes and failures of reforms and outlining the work that is still to be done, this volume reflects on the future of women's rights legislation in Kentucky.

Author : Larry D. Thacker
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1570723168

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Mountain Mysteries by Larry D. Thacker Pdf

A near-obsessive pursuit of ghost stories and odd superstitions cranks up this serious study of Appalachian tales of the supernatural and their origin in both old-world customs and real historical events. An effort to preserve and record one aspect of a dying way of life, the book relies on interviews and historic documents to search for the facts behind local lore of murder, witchcraft, and weird hauntings. Several campfire-worthy ghost stories are recounted in their entirety—including "The Swinging Gate of Fern Lake Hollow"—and an unexpectedly large number of stories about aliens and UFOs provide an interesting comparison of three-century-old mysteries and those stirred up in comparatively recent times

Author : Kentucky Historical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Kentucky
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133691308

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The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society by Kentucky Historical Society Pdf

Author : Robert W. M. Laughlin,Melissa C. Jurgensen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738544043

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Kentucky's Covered Bridges by Robert W. M. Laughlin,Melissa C. Jurgensen Pdf

Kentucky is well recognized for bourbon, bluegrass, and the Kentucky Derby. When thinking of covered bridges, the commonwealth is not the state that readily comes to mind. Many of Kentucky's covered bridges were built by such men as Wernwag, Bower, Carothers, Day, Stone, and Long, but many of the names were never recorded or have been lost to time. Kentucky once was home to the longest single-span wooden bridge in the world and to a covered bridge through which a Civil War battle was fought. Time, arson, progress, neglect, and misguided maintenance have spelled the demise of the majority of these structures. Readers of this volume might be surprised to learn that Kentucky once claimed more than 700 timbered tunnels and that over 50 of these survived well into the 1950s. Equally surprising, the commonwealth is still home to 13 of these structures.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1352 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Law
ISBN : IND:30000126167893

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Mimi O'Malley
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762768851

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It Happened in Kentucky, 2nd by Mimi O'Malley Pdf

This book offers an inside look at over 25 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Bluegrass State.

Author : Tracy Barrett
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0761427155

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Kentucky by Tracy Barrett Pdf

An overview of the geography, history, people, and customs of the state of Kentucky.

Author : Lowell H. Harrison,James C. Klotter
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813126210

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A New History of Kentucky by Lowell H. Harrison,James C. Klotter Pdf

" 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.

Author : Dutch Sheets,Chuck Pierce
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768498868

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Releasing The Prophetic Destiny Of A Nation by Dutch Sheets,Chuck Pierce Pdf

Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation is the remarkable story of how God called two very different men to come together for a common cause: His desire to heal the United States of America. Endowed with God-given keys for reconciliation of the United States, Dutch Sheets and Chuck Pierce traveled the 50 states rallying apostles, prophets, intercessors and entire churches to break the grip of demonic strongholds. Their efforts to purge the land of territorial and generational sin began an open season of warfare against the principalities and powers entrenched in every state. Are you ready to join the fight to free your state and your country? Are you ready for God to release the prophetic destiny of your nation?

Author : Facts on File Inc,Ross Gregory
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Cold War
ISBN : 9781438107981

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Cold War America, 1946 To 1990 by Facts on File Inc,Ross Gregory Pdf

Uses statistical tables, charts, photographs, maps, and illustrations to explore everyday life in the United States during the Cold War period.