The county in Kentucky history / Robert M. Ireland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ireland, Robert M., 1937- author.

Series:

Kentucky Bicentennial bookshelf.

Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

County government--Kentucky--History.

County government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the nineteenth century, Kentucky was one of the nation's leading producers of racehorses, whiskey, tobacco -- and new counties. By 1886 the three original Kentucky counties had been carved into 119 (belated 120th was to be formed in 1912). These small divisions commanded the fierce loyalty of their citizens and for most Kentuckians formed the center of political and community life. The County in Kentucky History shows the bitter strife of countywide feuds and the conviviality of court day, the sporadic outbreaks of ill-feeling between town and country and the high-spirited brawls that regul

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Stakes of Power; 2 Social Order; 3 War against the City; 4 Conflict and Lawlessness; 5 Little Engines of Improvement; 6 Finances and Reform; Maps; Bibliographical Essay

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliography: p. 88-[92]

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9283-8

0-8131-5062-0

OCLC:

643604012