| Civil War Lexington, Kentucky: Bluegrass Breeding Ground of Power Contributor(s): Leet, Joshua H. (Author), Leet, Karen M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540230473 ISBN-13: 9781540230478 Publisher: History Press Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 976.904 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.85 lbs) 162 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War - Geographic Orientation - Kentucky - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - Lexington, Kentucky |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although no great Civil War battles were fought in Lexington, Kentucky, the city afforded some of the greatest military and political leaders on each side. It produced the Honorable Henry Clay, whose efforts postponed the war by at least a decade. The city touched the lives of both Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln, whose wife, Mary Todd, spent her early years there. This breeding ground of power molded the careers and characters of men like John C. Breckinridge and John Hunt Morgan. Authors Josh Leet and Karen Leet introduce the men and women of Lexington who shaped United States history and whose lives were forever changed by the war that shook the nation. |