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The history of Oklahoma runs through the thousands of towns that sprang up in the wake of statehood and even before thenーreadable in the traces of bygone days, if you know what to look for. In Here……続きを見る

Uncover a forgotten chapter in American history, where whispers of sedition and dreams of authoritarian rule threatened the very fabric of democracy. By the time you are done with this book, you wil……続きを見る

In "Pioneer Leader: Nikki Haley's Journey from Immigrant Daughter to Political Powerhouse, Reshaping and Advocacy for Women In Politics," is a compelling narrative of resilience, determination, and ……続きを見る

A nonfiction legal thriller that traces the fourteen-year struggle of two lawyers to bring the most powerful coal baron in American history, Don Blankenship, to justice Don Blankenship, head of Mass……続きを見る

In this evocative and affectionate memoir, Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the last surviving child of Joe and Rose Kennedy, offers an intimate and illuminating look at a time long ago when she and h……続きを見る

This is the story of America's first western frontier, when brave men and women crossed the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains to find better lives for themselves and their families. James Robertson……続きを見る

From Plains to Peaks: Ken Buck's Impact on State Politics" explores the extraordinary journey of Colorado's own Ken Buck, following his path from the Eastern Plains' flatlands to the state politics'……続きを見る

A startling rise and retreat In the 1920s, a reborn Ku Klux Klan slithered into South Dakota. Bold at times, the group intimidated citizens in every county. KKK anti-Catholicism sentiment resulted i……続きを見る

Forge your Future in the Embers of History: A Biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, Woman of Steel and Silk From a Budapest drawing-room to the roaring furnace of World War II, Anna Marie Rosenberg was……続きを見る

This document is a summary of "The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” By Erik Larson. It is not the original book, and its content is provided f……続きを見る

Houses of God is the first broad survey of American religious architecture, a cultural cross-country expedition that will benefit travelers as much as scholars. Beautifully illustrated with over 100……続きを見る

This document is a summary of "(Nuclear War: A Scenario)" By Annie Jacobsen. It is not the original book, and its content is provided for informational and educational purposes only. The summary aim……続きを見る

"Sabrina Elaine Ionescu Biography: A Legend in the MakingーThe Untold Story of Basketball's Rising Star" reveals the incredible journey of Sabrina Elaine Ionescu, one of the sport's most gifted play……続きを見る

Drawing on extensive interviews he conducted with environmental activists across rural and urban Appalachia and the Midwest, Randy Cunningham analyzes what motivates activists, how they strategize, ……続きを見る

The Kingdom of New York is rollicking insider;s history of contemporary New York, as seen through the lens of the city’s most irreverent newspaper, the New York Observer. Handsomely designed with gr……続きを見る

In this provocative account of colonial America, William R. Polk explores the key events, individuals, and themes of this critical period. With vivid descriptions of the societies that people from E……続きを見る

A History of Blacks in Kentucky traces the role of blacks from the early exploration and settlement of Kentucky to 1891, when African Americans gained freedom only to be faced with a segregated soci……続きを見る

" Published by the Kentucky Historical Society and Distributed by the University Press of Kentucky This period of Kentucky's history began with the unsettled society following the close of the Civil……続きを見る

In this study of Kentucky pioneer life, Charles R. Staples creates a colorful record of Lexington's first twenty-seven years. He writes of the establishment of an urban center in the midst of the fr……続きを見る

Along the isolated headwaters of the Kentucky RiverーCutshin and Greasy creeksーfolklorist Leonard Roberts found the Couches, a remarkable mountain family of gifted memory and imagination. For half ……続きを見る

Otis Rice tells the dramatic story of how the first state beyond the mountains came into being. Kentucky dates its settled history from the founding of Harrodsburg in 1774 and of Boonesborough in 17……続きを見る

The Filson Club History Quarterly, first published in 1926, has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the nation's finest regional historical journals. Over the years it has published excellent essays……続きを見る

From 1826 to 1829, John Bradford, founder of Kentucky's first newspaper, the Kentucky Gazette, reprinted in its pages sixty-six excerpts that he considered important documents on the settlement of t……続きを見る

Kentucky attracted an amazing variety of would-be settlers in pioneer days, but none with brighter talent than John James Audubon. Although his years in the state came long before publication of the……続きを見る

From its origins in the Cumberland Mountains to its entry into the Ohio, the Kentucky River flows through two areas that have made Kentucky known throughout the worldーthe mountains in the eastern p……続きを見る

The three Kentucky presidentsーAbraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davisーwere profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the……続きを見る

As an outpost of the advancing frontier, Kentucky played a crucial military role. Kentucky's state militia, which, under federal law, enrolled every able-bodied male citizen aged eighteen to forty-f……続きを見る

Published by the Kentucky Historical Society & Distributed by the University Press of Kentucky This is the second part of a two-volume study which covers the entire spectrum of the black experience ……続きを見る

The name Albert Kirwan is inextricably bound with the University of Kentuckyーin sports, scholarship, and administration. His skills and interests were so many and varied that his accomplishments in……続きを見る

The Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is a shining jewel of geographyーsynonymous in the minds of many with the state of Kentucky. It is unique in many respects: the character of its land, its nati……続きを見る