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The Filson Club History Quarterly, first published in 1926, has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the nation's finest regional historical journals. Over the years it has published excellent essays on virtually every aspect of Kentucky history. Gathered together here for the first time are twenty-eight selections, chosen from the first fifty years of the journal's publication. These essays span the range of Kentucky history and culture from frontier criminals to best sellers by Kentucky women writers, and from Indian place names to twentieth century bank failures. Included among the essayists are Thomas D. Clark, J. Winston Coleman, Jr., Robert E. McDowell, Lowell Harrison, Hambleton Tapp, Julia Neal, Allan M. Trout, and many other well-known authorities on Kentucky history.

The editors have arranged these essays into five chronological periods, which include the pioneer era, the antebellum years, the Civil War, the late nineteenth century, and the twentieth century. They have carefully chosen essays that provide a topical diversity within each category. Included in this volume are two brief introductory essays sketching the history of The Filson Club and The Filson Club History Quarterly.

Lowell Harrison is professor of history at Western Kentucky University.

Nelson L. Dawson is editor of The Filson Club History Quarterly.

Publication Date

1977

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Place of Publication

Lexington, KY

ISBN

9780813152585

eISBN

9780813163086

Keywords

Kentucky, Kentucky history, Filson Club

Disciplines

United States History

A Kentucky Sampler: Essays from The Filson Club History Quarterly 1926–1976
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