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Agrarian Kentucky
Thomas D. Clark
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Description for Agrarian Kentucky
Paperback. For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest sources of economic growth. This work prepares readers for a new era. Num Pages: 152 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBTB; JFC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 213.
For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest sources of economic growth. It is also a source of nostalgia for a people devoted to tradition, a characteristic that has significantly influenced Kentucky's culture, sometimes to the detriment of education and development.
As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new era that promises to bring rapid change to the land and the people of Kentucky. ... Read more
For subsistence farmers in eastern Kentucky, wealthy horse owners in the central Bluegrass, and tobacco growers in Western Kentucky, land was, and continues to be, one of the commonwealth's greatest sources of economic growth. It is also a source of nostalgia for a people devoted to tradition, a characteristic that has significantly influenced Kentucky's culture, sometimes to the detriment of education and development.
As timely now as when it was first published, Thomas D. Clark's classic history of agrarianism prepares readers for a new era that promises to bring rapid change to the land and the people of Kentucky. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813190525
SKU
V9780813190525
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99-50
About Thomas D. Clark
Thomas D. Clark, historian laureate of Kentucky, is the author of dozens of books on Kentucky history. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
Reviews for Agrarian Kentucky
Clark, in this short, witty, pugnacious book, weaves the rich tapestry of Kentucky's agrarian history into a picture of the state's whole development - its religion, its education, its constitutions. A book worth reading. - Virginia Quarterly Review