Washington County, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky: A History of the State
by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin, G.C. Kniffin
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About This Item
1888. An overview of the early days of Washington County, Kentucky, and biographies of some of the county's prominent residents from the late 1800s, are combined with a brief history of the state in this new 40-page book. The book also includes a sketch on the Catholic Church in Central Kentucky. The spiral-bound book includes biographies from the 1880's book, Kentucky: A History of the State by J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, excerpts from Kentucky, a Guide to the Bluegrass State, a 1939 product of the WPA Writer's Program, and information from various internet sources. The tri-color front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. The text is printed on 60# opaque 8.5" x 11" paper. The individual biographies often shed light on the area and the times, including the Civil War era, as well as providing specific genealogical data. They include: Dr. Henry Allin, W.F. Booker, Charles F. Bosley, Elias B. Brown, Stephen C. Browne, Thomas R. Browne, Francis M. Campbell, Harvey P. Cox, Robert B. Curry, Dr. John Debo, Madison B. Funk, Andrew J. Graves, Sidney Green, G.W. Greene, Richard Hamilton, Judge D.R. Hays, Rev. Joseph A. Hogarty, Orin J. Isham, M.G. Leachman, J.W. Lewis, Dr. T.M. Lewis, B.L. Litsey, Charles C. McChord, William C. McChord, W.T. Merritt, Henry B. Moore, William Neikirk, Stith T. Noe, Samuel Henry Pirtle, George D. Robertson, William J. Robertson, E.M. Russell, J.A. Seay, Dr. C.H. Shaunty, Martin Simpson, John Spaulding, William H. Sweeney, William L. Thomson, John H. Walker, Lewis D. Walker, James L. Wharton, and John M. Wycoff. The WPA excerpt includes a small map of the area and a stop at Springfield. . Limited Edition Reprint. Spiral/Comb . New/No Jacket. 8.5" x 11". Private Press.
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- AzArrow (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000890
- Title
- Washington County, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky: A History of the State
- Author
- J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin, G.C. Kniffin
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Limited Edition Reprint
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Biographies Genealogy KY WPA Springfield
- Size
- 8.5" x 11"
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