The Three Kentucky Presidents: Lincoln, Taylor, Davis
Holman Hamilton
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Paperback. This volume asserts that the three Kentucky Presidents - Lincoln, Taylor, and Davis - were shaped both personally and politically by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between North and South, the East and the Western frontier. Num Pages: 96 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 181.
The three Kentucky presidents -- Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis -- were profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the South, the East and the Western Frontier. Holman Hamilton asserts that these leaders were personally and politically influenced by their connections to the state. The contrasting traits of western frontiersman and southern aristocrat illuminate Kentucky's heritage and affected Taylor, Lincoln, and Davis, presidents during one of America's most troubled eras. Frontier values influenced Lincoln's and Taylor's views on the major issues of their time: extension of slavery, ... Read more
The three Kentucky presidents -- Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis -- were profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the South, the East and the Western Frontier. Holman Hamilton asserts that these leaders were personally and politically influenced by their connections to the state. The contrasting traits of western frontiersman and southern aristocrat illuminate Kentucky's heritage and affected Taylor, Lincoln, and Davis, presidents during one of America's most troubled eras. Frontier values influenced Lincoln's and Taylor's views on the major issues of their time: extension of slavery, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813190532
SKU
V9780813190532
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About Holman Hamilton
The late Holman Hamilton was professor emeritus of history at the University of Kentucky. Among his writings are Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850 and a two-volume biography of Zachary Taylor.
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