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Mountain Feuds of Kentucky
Despite the title, this booklet is the personal narrative of Noah M. Reynolds and his part in the Reynolds-Wright feud of Letcher County, Kentucky. Fully indexed.
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Mountain Feuds of Kentucky
Despite the title, this booklet is the personal narrative of Noah M. Reynolds and his part in the Reynolds-Wright feud of Letcher County, Kentucky. Fully indexed.
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Autobiography of Old Claib Jones
Offered here is a reprint of Old Claib Jones (James Claybourn Jones), feudist and Civil War veteran of eastern Kentucky. Unique first hand account of Appalachia's 19th century feuds.
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An Address Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the Settlement of Breckinridge County on the site of Hardin's Old Fort, near Hardinsburg, Kentucky
Part biography of John Breckinridge, part discussion of the issues surrounding the early republic, this booklet, is the transcript of a speech delivered by William C. P. Breckinridge on November 2, 1882. Fully indexed.
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John Jordan
Brief story of John Jordan, scout for James A. Garfield while in eastern Kentucky in 1861 and early 1862. Comments about the dance of the Union forces under Garfield and Jonathan Cranor and the Confederate forces under Humphrey Marshall. Indexed.
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Historical Sketch of Berea College
Brief history of Berea College, written about four years after the establishement of the school. Principally written as a fund raiser among the wealthy of the North.
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The Anglo-Saxons of the Kentucky Mountains: A Study in Anthropogeography
One of the first anthropological studies of the Appalachian mountaineer. Discusses various aspect of life and belief among the mountaineer population of Eastern Kentucky. Codified many sterotypes, which still persist. Indexed.
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A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs
Historical collection of over 300 folk-songs collected principally in eastern Kentucky. Scholarly work, indexed. NOTE: This generally does not contain the lyrics for these old songs, unfortunately, but it is the full text of the work as originally published in 1911.
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The Kentucky Pioneers
Brief account of the settlement and pioneers of Kentucky. Illustrated, and indexed.
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Mountain Passes of the Cumberland
This booklet is about the division of Virginia and Kentucky by the Cumberland Mountain, and the underlying mineral deposits and how best to exploit them from a late 19th century perspective. Indexed.
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A Kentucky Cardinal: A Story
A Novel set in 1850 Kentucky.
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The Forest Runners
Novel set in Kentucky in the Revolutionary War Period. Subtitled A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky
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The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky
Story of Shawnee Indian and Anglo-American encounters in Early Kentucky.
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Life of General Leslie Combs of Kentucky
Biography of General Leslie Combs of Kentucky, includes incidents of his education, service in the War of 1812, his law career, and campaigning on behalf of Whig canidates in 1840 and 1844.
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Narrative of the Life of General Leslie Combs of Kentucky
Biography of General Leslie Combs of Kentucky, includes incidents of his education, service in the War of 1812, his law career, and campaigning on behalf of Whig canidates in 1840 and 1844.
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James Chenoweth The Story of One of the Earliest Boys of Louisville and Where Louisville Started
Autobiography of James Chenoweth, son of Richard Chenoweth, pioneers of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. First hand account of some of the Indian difficulties in the late 18th century. Also is a short narrative of the founding of Louisville, KY by Alfred Pirtle. Indexed, illustrated.
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Western History
Tract by an unknown author criticizing Mann Butler's History of Kentucky. Published in 1836. Reprint has an added index.
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The Hopkins-Miller Debate on Feet-Washing
Reprint of a debate between Elder Hopkins of the Baptist Church and J. P. Miller of Trade, Tennessee, of the Christian Church. The debate took place on February 27, 1914 at the Christian Church at Yeager, Pike County, Kentucky. Stenographer's transcript of the speeches.
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Debate on Feet-Washing
Reprint of a debate between Elder Hopkins of the Baptist Church and J. P. Miller of Trade, Tennessee, of the Christian Church. The debate took place on February 27, 1914 at the Christian Church at Yeager, Pike County, Kentucky. Stenographer's transcript of the speeches.
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The Coal Industry in Kentucky: An Historical Sketch
History of the discovery and development of a coal industry in Kentucky. 10 photographs from the early 1920s. Indexed.
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Kentucky Coal
History of the discovery and development of a coal industry in Kentucky. 10 photographs from the early 1920s. Indexed.
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Adventures of Daniel Boone
Biography of Daniel Boone written for young people. Surprisingly readable for a Victorian era book. Includes a reprint of Boone's autobiography
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Story of Whitesburg, Ky.: The Open Sesame to Midas' Mines
Written about 1913 by a relative newcomer to Whitesburg, and Letcher County, Kentucky, Louis Pilcher prepared a fanciful and funny narrative of his new home town. Illustrated. New comprehensive index by Jeff Weaver.
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Captain John Smith: Sometimes Governor of Virginia and Admiral of New England
Biography of Captain John Smith of Jamestown, Virginia. Contains accounts of his life before and after his tenure in Virginia.
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The Story of Pocahontas
Biography of Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, of Jamestown. Indexed.
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Story of Whitesburg, Ky.
Written about 1913 by a relative newcomer to Whitesburg, and Letcher County, Kentucky, Louis Pilcher prepared a fanciful and funny narrative of his new home town. Illustrated. New comprehensive index by Jeff Weaver. Hardcover
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Boone Logan's Letters and Other Matters
This booklet is a recounting of the Rowan County, Kentucky War, also known as the Martin-Tolliver Feud, largely from the point of view of Boone Logan and Z. Taylor Young. Indexed. Caution, irregular spellings and grammar ahead, but retained from the original.
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The Story of Pocahontas
Biography of Pocahontas, daughter of Powhatan, of Jamestown. Indexed.
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Nat Turner's Insurrection
Brief history of the Nat Turner slave revolt of 1831. This true story is set in Southampton County, VA in the mid-antebellum period. Indexed.
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A Winter in the South
Curious little anonymous work describing the journey of a family from the North through Virginia in November 1856. Highlights are travel by train, packet-boat down the Potomac, and James River and Kanawha Canal. Visits to Richmond, Lynchburg, Christiansburg, Abingdon and Saltville, Virginia.
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Travels in Virginia in Revolutionary Times
Edited by A. J. Morrison, this anthology is great for those who desire an impartial description of the land, people and social condition in Virginia in the period between the Revolutionary War and 1800. Comprehensive table of contents. Super content translated from noted European authors of the 18th century.
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Travels in Virginia in Revolutionary Times
Edited by A. J. Morrison, this anthology is great for those who desire an impartial description of the land, people and social condition in Virginia in the period between the Revolutionary War and 1800. Comprehensive table of contents. Super content translated from noted European authors of the 18th century.
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The Virginia Springs
1855 Travelogue of a New Englander to the Warm Springs in the mountains of Western Virginia. Period piece, with all the attendant steriotypes.
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The Virginia Springs
1855 Travelogue of a New Englander to the Warm Springs in the mountains of Western Virginia. Period piece, with all the attendant steriotypes.
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Ohio Boys in Dixie
Account of 22 Ohio boys who were sent on a secret mission in 1862 to destroy communication between Tennessee and Georgia by burning rail bridges in East Tennessee and North Georgia. Indexed
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Border Warfare of the Revolution
John Fiske's series of articles on the American Revolution contains this little narrative of the conflict with the Indians in New York and in western Virginia/North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Fully indexed.
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Border Warfare of the Revolution
John Fiske's series of articles on the American Revolution contains this little narrative of the conflict with the Indians in New York and in western Virginia/North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Fully indexed.
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Memoir of Major General William Henry Chase Whiting
Biographical sketch of Confederate Major General William Henry Chase Whiting (W.H.C. Whiting), who was mortally wounded when Fort Fisher, NC fell. Indexed.
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Memoir W.H.C. Whiting
Biographical sketch of Confederate Major General William Henry Chase Whiting (W.H.C. Whiting), who was mortally wounded when Fort Fisher, NC fell. Indexed.
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The Father of the American Navy - Commodore John Barry
Small biography of Commodore John Barry, "Father of the American Navy" by Richard M. Reilly. Appeared in print in the Journal of American History in 1907, presented here as a stand-alone publication. Indexed.
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The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War
This is an overview of the last phase of the French and Indian War in North America. Originally published in the Chronicles of Canada in 1915, much of the action takes place on the American side of the Great Lakes, specifically in Michigan and New York. Much interest for those interesed in Canadian history as well. New comprehensive index added by Jeffrey Weaver.
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The War Chief of the Ottawas
This is an overview of the last phase of the French and Indian War in North America. Originally published in the Chronicles of Canada in 1915, much of the action takes place on the American side of the Great Lakes, specifically in Michigan and New York. Much interest for those interesed in Canadian history as well. New comprehensive index added by Jeffrey Weaver.
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History of Kershaw's Brigade
History of Kershaw's South Carolina Brigade in the American Civil War. Detailed history with rosters of the men who served in the various units which composed the brigade. New Index.
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History of Kershaw's Brigade
History of Kershaw's South Carolina Brigade in the American Civil War. Detailed history with rosters of the men who served in the various units which composed the brigade. New Index.
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The Battle of Fort Griswold, Connecticut
Narrative of the Battle for Fort Griswold, Connecticut in September 1781. List of American Casualties. Indexed.
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The Mistakes of Grant
William Starke Rosecrans answers criticism of his action in the Chickamauga/Chattanooga campaign in the fall of 1863 in this tract, placing blame on others and defending his own record. This booklet, despite the title, never mentions Grant. American Civil War. Fully index and illustrations added to the original text.
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
One time famous battle, fought between settlers of Indiana and Kentucky and the Delaware and other Indians in Clark County, Indiana on November 7, 1811. Battle propelled William Henry Harrison to national fame and eventually the White House. Book has a detailed narrative of the operations leading to and the battle. Roster of the Caucasian participants in the battle. (The Indians didn't keep records). New complete index by Jeff Weaver
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
One time famous battle, fought between settlers of Indiana and Kentucky and the Delaware and other Indians in Clark County, Indiana on November 7, 1811. Battle propelled William Henry Harrison to national fame and eventually the White House. Book has a detailed narrative of the operations leading to and the battle. Roster of the Caucasian participants in the battle. (The Indians didn't keep records). New complete index by Jeff Weaver
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A Free and Impartial Exposition of the Causes Which Led to the Failure of the Confederate States to Establish their Independence
Narrative by a Confederate officer of the reasons, in his view, of the failure of the Confederacy. All reasons stated were internal to the Confederate States government and military.
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Escape of the Confederate Secretary of War
Story of the escape of Confederate Secretary of War, and former U.S. Vice President John C. Breckenridge at the close of the Civil War, with four compaions. Narrative of their exploits in Florida's swamps in June 1865. Ends when they decide to flee to Cuba. Indexed.
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