Grasping at Independence
Grasping at Independence

Author: Robert S. Weise

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781572331129

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"By closely studying the strategic blend of land ownership, subsistence agriculture, and commerce, Weise reveals how white male farmers in Floyd County attempted to achieve and preserve patriarchal authority and independence - and how this household localism laid the foundation for the region's development during the industrial era. By shifting attention from the actions of industrialists to those of local residents, he reconciles contradictory views of antebellum Appalachia and offers a new understanding of the region's history and its people."--Jacket.

Kentucky Place Names
Kentucky Place Names

Author: Robert M. Rennick

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2013-04-06

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0813144019

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" From the wealth of place names in Kentucky, Rennick has selected those of some 2,000 communities and post offices. These places are usually the largest, the best known, or the most important as well as those with unusual or inherently interesting names. Including perhaps one-fourth of all such places known in the state, the names were chosen as a representative sample among Kentucky's counties and sections. Kentucky Place Names offers a fascinating mosaic of information on families, events, politics, and local lore in the state. It will interest all Kentuckians as well as the growing number of scholars of American place names.

A Guide to Historic Coal Towns of the Big Sandy River Valley
A Guide to Historic Coal Towns of the Big Sandy River Valley

Author: George D. Torok

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781572332829

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A guide to the historical coal towns of the Big Sandy River Valley that provides brief histories of each town, descriptions of the buildings and structures that remain, and insight into the town's residents.