Kentucky Y All

Author : Blair Thomas Hess,Cameron M. Ludwick
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781985900752

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Kentucky, Y'all by Blair Thomas Hess,Cameron M. Ludwick Pdf

When people think of Kentucky, three things usually come to mind: bourbon, Colonel Sanders's secret chicken recipe, and the glamorous Kentucky Derby. Add college basketball to that list, and you have yourself a superfecta. Looking beyond these time-honored traditions, however, visitors will find in Kentucky a diverse patchwork of faces and places, each as unique as the state's geography. Kentucky, Y'all: A Celebration of the People and Culture of the Bluegrass State is an entertaining and informative compilation of the state's favorite oddities, cultural quirks, traditions, and rites of passage. Authors and proud Kentuckians Blair Thomas Hess and Cameron M. Ludwick share the best stories from their experiences as writers, travelers, and residents in this ode to the Commonwealth. From the iconic to the obscure, the book reveals vital knowledge that every Kentuckian—whether by birth, residence, or simply in mind and heart—should know. What is beer cheese? Who was Bill Monroe? Where can you get a hemp hot dog? Readers are introduced to the brilliant minds behind the Louisville Slugger, the Bowie knife, and pioneering work in genetics. The book also includes a handy list of dos and don'ts of tailgating, a Kentucky sayings glossary, and bucket lists of things to do, drink, read, and eat. Featuring hand-drawn illustrations that represent life, fashion, and entertainment in the Commonwealth, Kentucky, Y'all is an insightful and exuberant guide to the Bluegrass State—for Kentucky natives and visitors alike.

Author : Trae Crowder,Corey Ryan Forrester
Publisher : Harper Horizon
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-19
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781404117556

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Round Here and Over Yonder by Trae Crowder,Corey Ryan Forrester Pdf

Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent travel guide as they wander about ponderin' the peculiarities beyond their small-town front porches. Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small towns to major US metropolises (or is it metropoli? We haven't a fartin' clue!). They'll even cross the pond to sip tea in some of them fancy kings-and-castles places that PBS Viewers Like You can't stop yapping about. From Chickamauga to Cheyenne, New York to New Orleans, Seattle to Scotland—no matter where these two wandering jesters go, there's something to roast, something to toast, and something to learn about what ties us together as humans. Even the most outrageous of us. In this book you'll find: Loads of eccentric things folks say. Seriously well-informed tips on exactly where to eat and what to order in each city. Anecdotes from Corey about everything from "German Mardi Gras" in Helen, Georgia, to eatin' over-priced rabbit in Napa, California. Travel bingo boards and ad-libs for your own adventures. And as many off-the-beaten-path jokes as can be packed into 256 pages! Perfect for anyone who: Likes to travel. Loathes to travel. Any Southerner who's both a little proud and a little ashamed of the South (that's all the sane ones). Any Northerner, Midwesterner, or West Coaster who wants to know what two self-proclaimed rednecks have to say about their own hometown. Anyone from the UK who thinks us Yanks are the craziest folks on God's green earth (cause this book will likely confirm that stereotype, yup).

Author : Paul A. Tenkotte,James C. Claypool
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 1070 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-17
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780813159966

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The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky by Paul A. Tenkotte,James C. Claypool Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Northern Kentucky is the authoritative reference on the people, places, history, and rich heritage of the Northern Kentucky region. The encyclopedia defines an overlooked region of more than 450,000 residents and celebrates its contributions to agriculture, art, architecture, commerce, education, entertainment, literature, medicine, military, science, and sports. Often referred to as one of the points of the "Golden Triangle" because of its proximity to Lexington and Louisville, Northern Kentucky is made up of eleven counties along the Ohio River: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson. With more than 2,000 entries, 170 images, and 13 maps, this encyclopedia will help readers appreciate the region's unique history and culture, as well as the role of Northern Kentucky in the larger history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the nation. • Describes the "Golden Triangle" of Kentucky, an economically prosperous area with high employment, investment, and job-creation rates • Contains entries on institutions of higher learning, including Northern Kentucky University, Thomas More College, and three community and technical colleges • Details the historic cities of Covington, Newport, Bellevue, Dayton, and Ludlow and their renaissance along the shore of the Ohio River • Illustrates the importance of the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport as well as major corporations such as Ashland, Fidelity Investments, Omnicare, Toyota North America, and United States Playing Card

Author : Brian L. Tucker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798385206544

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Southern Kentucky and Oceans Far Away by Brian L. Tucker Pdf

Few family members stick around long enough to see their children grow up. In Preston Adam’s case, his father is estranged and rheumatic, living alone an hour north. Despite fallouts between his dad and sister, Preston attempts to make amends when his stepmother suddenly passes. In an odd twist of fate, she gifts him a trip from beyond the grave. His father, never one to ask for help, attempts to get him and his sister to go on an adventure. Preston resists, and his sister wants no part of it. With time running out, he decides to help his dad and see if travel is even possible. The two must rely on each other as health fails and trouble intercepts them. It is a quest to have fun and try to remember what families are really for. At the end of it all, will anyone still be smiling?

Author : Jason Howard
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780813136455

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A Few Honest Words by Jason Howard Pdf

Explores how Kentucky's landscape, culture and traditions have influenced notable contemporary musicians, in a book that features interviews with Naomi Judd, Joan Osborne and Dwight Yoakam, as well as emerging artists and local musicians.

Author : Mary Mackey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440623219

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The Notorious Mrs. Winston by Mary Mackey Pdf

With the nation on the verge of civil war, Claire Winston becomes a crusading abolitionist. But she takes an even greater risk when she finds herself in love with John Taylor, her husband's nephew. As much as John loves her, his devotion is to the Confederacy-and to the rebellious fighters known as Morgan's Raiders. Separated from him by the war, Claire boldly travels across the war-torn country in search of her lover. Disguised as a male soldier, she suddenly finds herself drafted by none other than General Morgan himself, swept up in the greatest guerilla raid in American history-and caught between her loyalty to the Union and her love for John.

Author : Johnny Molloy
Publisher : Menasha Ridge Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780897328340

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Day & Overnight Hikes: Kentucky's Sheltowee Trace by Johnny Molloy Pdf

This book details the 282 miles of Kentucky's master path, the Sheltowee Trace, from the trail's southern terminus in Tennessee's Pickett State Park, north through the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and on through the length of the Daniel Boone National Forest nearly to the state of Ohio.

Author : Andrew G. Leonard,John C. Cooke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Livestock
ISBN : CHI:77546160

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Kentucky Stock Farm by Andrew G. Leonard,John C. Cooke Pdf

Author : William Elliott Ellis
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0813127963

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The Kentucky River by William Elliott Ellis Pdf

During the Civil War, John Singleton Mosby led the Forty-third Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, better known as MosbyÕs Rangers, in bold and daring operations behind Union lines. Throughout the course of the war, more than 2000 men were members of MosbyÕs command, some for only a short time. Mosby had few confidants (he was described by one acquaintance as Òa disturbing companionÓ) but became close friends with one of his finest officers, Samuel Forrer Chapman. Chapman served with Mosby for more than two years, and their friendship continued in the decades after the war. Take Sides with the Truth is a collection of more than eighty letters, published for the first time in their entirety, written by Mosby to Chapman from 1880, when Mosby was made U.S. consul to Hong Kong, until his death in a Washington, D.C., hospital in 1916. These letters reveal much about MosbyÕs character and present his innermost thoughts on many subjects. At times, MosbyÕs letters show a man with a sensitive nature; however, he could also be sarcastic and freely derided individuals he did not like. His letters are critical of General Robert E. LeeÕs staff officers (Òthere was a lying concert between themÓ) and trace his decades-long crusade to clear the name of his friend and mentor J. E. B. Stuart in the Gettysburg campaign. Mosby also continuously asserts his belief that slavery was the cause of the Civil WarÑa view completely contrary to a major portion of the Lost Cause ideology. For him, it was more important to Òtake sides with the TruthÓ than to hold popular opinions. Peter A. Brown has brought together a valuable collection of correspondence that adds a new dimension to our understanding of a significant Civil War figure.

Author : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1340 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Flood control
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050635965

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Ohio River Shoreline, Paducah, Kentucky Reconstruction Project by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Pdf

Author : James Wesley, Rawles
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698161450

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Liberators by James Wesley, Rawles Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of Patriots and How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It returns with another riveting postapocalyptic tale New York Times bestselling author James Wesley, Rawles has won a large readership among the growing ranks of survivalists and preppers with novels that combine fast-paced adventure with useful how-to information. Set against a backdrop of global socioeconomic collapse, Liberators features Afghanistan War vet Ray McGregor and Phil Adams, a Defense Intelligence Agency officer. When the United States is engulfed by chaos, a tyrannical army of occupation ruthlessly restores order. Operating out of a sparsely populated town in remote western Canada, the two men fight the occupiers to ensure not only their own survival, but also the future of North America.

Author : Lauraine Snelling
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780764207372

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Golden Filly Collection 1 by Lauraine Snelling Pdf

A 5-in-1 value collection of horse-themed stories for preteen girls exploring contemporary issues and faith. Ages 8 to 12.

Author : William C. Davis,Meredith L. Swentor-Barwick
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807130583

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Bluegrass Confederate by William C. Davis,Meredith L. Swentor-Barwick Pdf

Diaries by Kentucky Rebels are a rarity; the soldiers, cut off from their homes and families in the Union Bluegrass, were themselves atypical. In this massive and eloquent journal, Captain Edward O. Guerrant evocatively portrays his unusual wartime experiences attached to the headquarters of Confederate generals Humphrey Marshall, William Preston, George Cosby, and, most notably, John Hunt Morgan. Able to see the inner workings of campaigns in the little-known Appalachian region of eastern Kentucky, southwestern Virginia, and east Tennessee, where some of the most vicious small-scale fighting occurred, Guerrant made scrupulous daily entries remarking upon virtually everything around him.

Author : Rilla Askew
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140265155

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The Mercy Seat by Rilla Askew Pdf

A FINALIST FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD An epic story that takes place on the dusty, remorseless Oklahoma frontier, where two brothers are deadlocked in a furious rivalry Fayette is an enterprising schemer hoping to cash in on his brother's talents as a gunsmith. John, determined not to repeat the crime that forced both families to flee their Kentucky homes, doggedly follows his tenacious brother west, while he watches his own family disintegrate. Wondrously told through the wary eyes of John's ten-year-old daughter, Mattie, whose gift of premonition proves to be both a blessing and a curse, The Mercy Seat resounds with the rhythms of the Old Testament even as it explores the mysteries of the Native American spirit world. Sharing Faulkner's understanding of the inescapable pull of family and history, and Cormac McCarthy's appreciation of the stark beauty of the American wilderness, Rilla Askew imbues this momentous work with her tremendous energy and emotional range. It is an extraordinary novel from a prodigious talent.

Author : Leah Nanako Winkler
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Families
ISBN : 9780300243635

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God Said This by Leah Nanako Winkler Pdf

The 2018 winner of the Yale Drama Series competition is a riveting exploration of family and death Set in Kentucky, this compelling drama centers around a Japanese-American family reunited as their matriarch undergoes cancer treatment. The father, James, is a recovering alcoholic seeking redemption, and the two daughters are struggling to overcome their differences--Sophie is an ardent born-again Christian, while Hiro lives a single's life in New York City. John, an old high school classmate of Hiro's who is now a single dad, worries about leaving a legacy for his son. Wry and bittersweet, God Said This vividly captures the complexities of a familial reconciliation in the throes of crisis and looks deeply at the meaning of family--Japanese, Southern, and otherwise. This is the first Yale Drama Series winner chosen by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, who describes the play as conveying "a deeply felt sense of the universal--of the perfection of our parents' flawed love for each other and for us; for the ways in which the approach of death can order the meaning of a human life."