Bluegrass Renaissance - The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852 (Hardcover)

Originally established in 1775 the town of Lexington, Kentucky grew quickly into a national cultural center amongst the rolling green hills of the Bluegrass Region. Nicknamed the "Athens of the West," Lexington and the surrounding area became a leader in higher education, visual arts, architecture, and music, and the center of the horse breeding and racing industries. The national impact of the Bluegrass was further confirmed by prominent Kentucky figures such as Henry Clay and John C. Breckinridge. The Idea of the Athens of the West: Central Kentucky in American Culture, 1792-1852, chronicles Lexington's development as one of the most important educational and cultural centers in America during the first half of the nineteenth century. Editors Daniel Rowland and James C. Klotter gather leading scholars to examine the successes and failures of Central Kentuckians from statehood to the death of Henry Clay, in an investigation of the area's cultural and economic development and national influence. The Idea of the Athens of the West is an interdisciplinary study of the evolution of Lexington's status as antebellum Kentucky's cultural metropolis.

General

Imprint:	The University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2012
First published:	July 2012
Editors:	James C Klotter • Daniel Rowland
Contributors:	Stephen Aron • Shearer Davis Bowman • Gerald L. Smith
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	378
ISBN-13:	978-0-8131-3607-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8131-3607-5
Barcode:	9780813136073

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