Kentuckians in History and Literature (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Kentuckians in History and Literature (Classic Reprint) written by John Wilson Townsend and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Kentuckians in History and Literature Practically all of the studies have required research, efiort - the most fascinating, labori ous, and disappointing of literary labor; and they have also required 001. R. T. Durrett's wonderful library of Kentuckiana. Mr. Madi son Oawein, Louisville, Kentucky; Mr. Mont gomery Blair, Washington, D. O.; Hon. William Nelson, Secretary of the New Jersey Historical Society, and Mrs. Jennie O. Mor ton, Secretary Of the Kentucky Historical So ciety, have assisted me in making the essays reliable, and I have done my best to make them readable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.