When originally published, A New History of Kentucky provided a
comprehensive study of the Commonwealth, bringing it to life by
revealing the many faces, deep traditions, and historical
milestones of the state. With new discoveries and findings, the
narrative continues to evolve, and so does the telling of
Kentucky's rich history. In this second edition, authors James C.
Klotter and Craig Thompson Friend provide significantly revised
content with updated material on gender politics, African American
history, and cultural history. This wide-ranging volume includes a
full overview of the state and its economic, educational,
environmental, racial, and religious histories. At its essence,
Kentucky's story is about its people -- not just the notable and
prominent figures but also lesser-known and sometimes overlooked
personalities. The human spirit unfolds through the lives of
individuals such as Shawnee peace chief Nonhelema Hokolesqua and
suffrage leader Madge Breckinridge, early land promoter John
Filson, author Wendell Berry, and Iwo Jima flag--raiser Private
Franklin Sousley. They lived on a landscape defined by its
topography as much as its political boundaries, from Appalachia in
the east to the Jackson Purchase in the west, and from the Walker
Line that forms the Commonwealth's southern boundary to the Ohio
River that shapes its northern boundary. Along the journey are
traces of Kentucky's past -- its literary and musical traditions,
its state-level and national political leadership, and its
basketball and bourbon. Yet this volume also faces forthrightly the
Commonwealth's blemishes -- the displacement of Native Americans,
African American enslavement, the legacy of violence, and failures
to address poverty and poor health. A New History of Kentucky
ranges throughout all parts of the Commonwealth to explore its
special meaning to those who have called it home. It is a broadly
interpretive, all-encompassing narrative that tells Kentucky's
complex, extensive, and ever-changing story.
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