Life Among the Hills and Mountains of Kentucky
Life Among the Hills and Mountains of Kentucky

Author: William Roscoe Thomas

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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This history dates back to 1730, when La Salle sailed down the ighty Mississippi and looked over her broad expanse on the lovely shores of Kentucky. It gives a complete narrative of the bold hunters and their adventures with the savage Indians, who were the only inhabitants of this fair land at that time.

Geography of Kentucky
Geography of Kentucky

Author: Joseph R. Schwendeman

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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A textbook describing the geography, industries, counties, and cities of Kentucky.

The Anglo-Saxons of the Kentucky Mountains
The Anglo-Saxons of the Kentucky Mountains

Author: Ellen Churchill Semple

Publisher: Franklin Classics

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780342544738

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Elites and Change in the Kentucky Mountains
Elites and Change in the Kentucky Mountains

Author: H. Dudley Plunkett

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 0813195179

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Many Americans who trace their roots to communities similar to those of Appalachian Kentucky are becoming aware of the extent to which the problems of such communities represent the price paid for keeping alive traditions that are beginning to be missed in the wider society. Using fresh data and ingenious ways of letting local people speak for themselves, Mary Jean Bowman and H. Dudley Plunkett have thrown light on how isolated, small-town people respond to the encroachment of modern America, with its organized economy, mass communications media, reliance on more and more schooling, and persistent drive for social change. The study reveals a pervasive tension between old ways and new aspirations. Sometimes the new is in alliance with the national culture, but often tensions between regional and national ways are acute. The authors put little faith in naïve attempts to engineer social change in Appalachia—attempts they suggest are based on dubious cultural assumptions and misconceived strategies. This study of one region in one nation can be a model for the study of similar patterns of change elsewhere.