Little kingdoms : the counties of Kentucky, 1850-1891 / Robert M. Ireland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ireland, Robert M., 1937- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

County government--Kentucky--History.

County government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University of Kentucky Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Kentucky's counties though theoretically provinces of the state were in reality powerful semi-sovereign entities during the latter half of the 19th century. Their positive accomplishments were many. Government funds were wisely invested in internal improvements, road construction, law enforcement, tax collection, and relief of the poor. Keen competition for county offices, placed on an electoral basis by the Constitution of 1850, brought added vitality to Kentucky's uniquely intense political life, and the official day on which the county courts met continued to be the foremost social

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Little Kingdoms; 2. Little Kings; 3. The Mad Scramble for Office; 4. Constitutional Convulsion and Confrontation; 5. Law and Order; 6. Court Day; 7. The Railroad Binge; 8. Fiscal Chaos; 9. Conclusion and Postscript; Notes; An Essay on Source; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Bibliography: p. [173]-176.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813194677

0813194679

9780813163468

0813163463

OCLC:

561518444