| Lincoln and the Bluegrass: Slavery and Civil War in Kentucky Contributor(s): Townsend, William H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813101964 ISBN-13: 9780813101965 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1990 Annotation: A delightful and vivid account of the Bluegrass region and of Lincoln's close ties with the area. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 973.7 |
| LCCN: 88036669 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.52" W x 8.48" (1.21 lbs) 468 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Bluegrass region of Kentucky was the only part of the slaveholding South Abraham Lincoln knew intimately. How the cultural environment of Lexington, the home of Lincoln's wife, with its pleasure-loving aristocracy, its distinguished political leaders, and its slave auctions shaped his opinions on slavery and secession is traced in these pages. In this city, early known as the "Athens of the West," Lincoln's alliance with the Todd family widened his circle of acquaintances to include such diverse personalities as the fiery Cassius M. Clay, who urged immediate emancipation; Dr. Robert J. Breckinridge, courageous Presbyterian minister, and the doctor's nephew, John C. Breckinridge, who took up arms against Lincoln after his election to the presidency. |
