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Kentucky's Frontier Highway
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Pages: 515
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Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-30 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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“A remarkable historical and geographical study” of a road linking Lexington and Maysville, Kentucky, and its influence on America (West Virginia History).
Kentucky's Frontier Highway
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Pages: 425
Authors: Karl Raitz
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-11-05 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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Eighteenth-century Kentucky beckoned to hunters, surveyors, and settlers from the mid-Atlantic coast colonies as a source of game, land, and new trade opportuni
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-11-14 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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When the popular musical Hamilton showcased the celebrated duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, it reminded twenty-first-century Americans that some
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“Raitz examines the rich story of distilling in its Kentucky heartland and traces its maturation from a local craft to an enduring industry.” —William Wyc
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Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home" has been designated as the official state song and performed at the Kentucky Derby for decades. In light of the ongoing