Author: Sandra Kaye Laughery Gorin
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Category : Barren County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Green Co. Entries, 1780-1812, Logan Co. Entries, 1796-1815, and Warren Co. Entries, 1797-1799 of Original Lands in Barren County, KY
Author: Sandra Kaye Laughery Gorin
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Category : Barren County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Publisher:
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Category : Barren County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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The Kentucky Land Grants
Author: Willard Rouse Jillson
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Category : Land grants
Languages : en
Pages : 2056
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Category : Land grants
Languages : en
Pages : 2056
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The Genealogical Helper
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Virginia Soldiers of 1776
Author: Louis Alexander Burgess
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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The Death of Billy the Kid
Author: John William Poe
Publisher: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 0865345325
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Many years after the death of Billy the Kid, Deputy John William Poe, who was just outside the door when Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy, wrote out the whole story, which was published in a small edition. While certain statements made in the book by Poe are controversial, his account is a valuable document for anyone interested in Billy the Kid.
Publisher: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 0865345325
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Many years after the death of Billy the Kid, Deputy John William Poe, who was just outside the door when Sheriff Pat Garrett killed Billy, wrote out the whole story, which was published in a small edition. While certain statements made in the book by Poe are controversial, his account is a valuable document for anyone interested in Billy the Kid.
Prices of Clothing
Author: John M. Curran
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Annals of Augusta County, Virginia, from 1726 to 1871
Author: Joseph Addison Waddell
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Category : Augusta County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Category : Augusta County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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History of Warren County, N.J.
Author: George Wyckoff Cummins
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Category : Warren County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Category : Warren County (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Historic Sumner County, Tennessee
Author: Jay Guy Cisco
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Category : Sumner County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Category : Sumner County (Tenn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
A History of Appalachia
Author: Richard B. Drake
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.