The Breckinridges of Kentucky
The Breckinridges of Kentucky

Author: James C. Klotter

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 611

ISBN-13: 0813189470

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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.

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.