| Three Kentucky Tragedies Contributor(s): Taylor, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813109078 ISBN-13: 9780813109077 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $6.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1991 Annotation: Here are three tragedies from early Kentucky history: the defeat of a small army of Kentuckians by Indians at Blue Licks in 1782, the murder of a slave by two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews in western Kentucky in 1807, and the bizarre Beauchamp-Sharp murder in Frankfort in 1825. Taylor mixes history with good storytelling and a look at how human shortcomings sometimes lead to ruin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 976.9 |
| LCCN: 91-29438 |
| Series: New Books for New Readers |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.42" W x 8.47" (0.21 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here are three tragedies from early Kentucky history: the defeat of a small army of Kentuckians by Indians at Blue Licks in 1782, the murder of a slave by two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews in western Kentucky in 1807, and the bizarre Beauchamp-Sharp murder in Frankfort in 1825. Taylor mixes history with good storytelling and a look at how human shortcomings sometimes lead to ruin. |