The Celebrated Trial, Madeline Pollard Vs. Breckinridge
The Celebrated Trial, Madeline Pollard Vs. Breckinridge

Author: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge

Publisher:

Published: 1894

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13:

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Trial of William Campbell Preston who was being sued by Miss Madeline Pollard for $50,000 in a breach of promise suit. Accused of promising to marry Miss Pollard and fathering a child and then failing to fulfill his promise. He was found guilty.

Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875
Proud Kentuckian, John C. Breckinridge, 1821-1875

Author: Frank Hopkins Heck

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 1976-01-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780813102177

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Biography of John Cabell Breckinridge: "a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, the 14th Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last Confederate Secretary of War. To date, Breckinridge is the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36. He is also remembered as the Confederate commander at the Battle of New Market, where young VMI cadets participated in the battle on the Confederate side."-Wikipedia.

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., History
Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., History

Author: Emilee Hines

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2011-01-11

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 076276760X

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Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., history features 15 short biographies of notorious badguys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful anti-heroes from the history of the nation's capital.

The Breckinridges of Kentucky
The Breckinridges of Kentucky

Author: James C. Klotter

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-10-17

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 0813157102

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Across more than six generations—beginning before the Revolutionary War—the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a U.S. vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, authors, and church leaders. Along with success, the Breckinridges, like other Americans, faced hardship and war, contended with race, lived through difficult family situations—including a sex scandal—and encountered personal and political failure. An articulate, opinionated, and frank family, the Breckinridges have left a detailed record that allows us a vivid recreation of the range of American history and society.

Kentucky
Kentucky

Author: Hambleton Tapp

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 1977-01-01

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 9780916968052

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The most thorough and ambitious study yet made of this significant and turbulent period in Kentucky's history. Over 70 pictures and maps recreate the atmosphere of the times.