
Bluegrass Renaissance
The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852
The University Press of Kentucky
Published on 31. August 2012
Book
Hardback
378 pages
978-0-8131-3607-3 (ISBN)
Description
Originally established in 1775 the town of Lexington, Kentucky grew quickly into a national cultural center amongst the rolling green hills of the Bluegrass Region. Nicknamed the "Athens of the West," Lexington and the surrounding area became a leader in higher education, visual arts, architecture, and music, and the center of the horse breeding and racing industries. The national impact of the Bluegrass was further confirmed by prominent Kentucky figures such as Henry Clay and John C. Breckinridge.
Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852, chronicles Lexington's development as one of the most important educational and cultural centers in America during the first half of the nineteenth century. Editors Daniel Rowland and James C. Klotter gather leading scholars to examine the successes and failures of Central Kentuckians from statehood to the death of Henry Clay, in an investigation of the area's cultural and economic development and national influence. Bluegrass Renaissance is an interdisciplinary study of the evolution of Lexington's status as antebellum Kentucky's cultural metropolis.
Bluegrass Renaissance: The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852, chronicles Lexington's development as one of the most important educational and cultural centers in America during the first half of the nineteenth century. Editors Daniel Rowland and James C. Klotter gather leading scholars to examine the successes and failures of Central Kentuckians from statehood to the death of Henry Clay, in an investigation of the area's cultural and economic development and national influence. Bluegrass Renaissance is an interdisciplinary study of the evolution of Lexington's status as antebellum Kentucky's cultural metropolis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lexington
United States
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
57 black and white photographs
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
778 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8131-3607-3 (9780813136073)
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James C. Klotter | Daniel Rowland
Bluegrass Renaissance
The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852
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James C. Klotter | Daniel Rowland
Bluegrass Renaissance
The History and Culture of Central Kentucky, 1792-1852
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The University Press of Kentucky
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James C. Klotter is State Historian and professor of history at Georgetown College. He is the author of several books, including, with Lowell H. Harrison, A New History of Kentucky. Gerald L. Smith is assistant professor of history at Memphis State University.
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