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t is sometimes said that Kentucky joined the South after the Civil
War, and many books have been devoted to studying the influence of
the war and its aftermath on the Commonwealth. But less is known
about the decades before the Civil War. In Generations of Hope:
Kentucky, 1800-1865, James Ramage and Andrea Watkins explore this
crucial but often overlooked period, finding that that the early
years of statehood comprised an era of great hope and progress.
Ramage and Watkins demonstrate how Kentuckians looked outward,
strongly supporting their country in the War of 1812 because they
viewed the United States in a global context and wanted it to
succeed on the world stage. Kentucky was perceived by the rest of
the nation to be a leader among the states. Henry Clay, of course,
was one of the great political figures of the era, but several
other Kentuckians were candidates at the national level. Kentucky
was a state of immigrants who brought their culture and world
outlook with them, along with an optimism based on the idea that
their region would participate fully in the advances of the day in
science, culture, politics, education, and economics. Progress also
included military advances, and the authors investigate the
development of ideas about service and patriotism in a military
context. The authors devote much attention to Kentuckians' complex
views on slavery and its impact on the state. Indeed, the analysis
of the Civil War is enhanced by understanding the context of the
previous sixty years. Drawing upon a wealth of primary and
secondary sources, Generations of Hope promises to be a fresh and
definitive account of Kentucky's early years. This project is a
co-publication with the Kentucky Historical Society.
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