Three Kentucky Tragedies (Paperback, New)


" Here are three tragedies from early Kentucky history: the defeat of a small army of Kentuckians by Indians at Blue Licks in 1782, the murder of a slave by two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews in western Kentucky in 1807, and the bizarre Beauchamp-Sharp murder in Frankfort in 1825. Taylor mixes history with good storytelling and a look at how human shortcomings sometimes lead to ruin.


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" Here are three tragedies from early Kentucky history: the defeat of a small army of Kentuckians by Indians at Blue Licks in 1782, the murder of a slave by two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews in western Kentucky in 1807, and the bizarre Beauchamp-Sharp murder in Frankfort in 1825. Taylor mixes history with good storytelling and a look at how human shortcomings sometimes lead to ruin.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

The University Press of Kentucky

Country of origin

United States

Series

New Books for New Readers

Release date

November 1991

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

November 1991

Authors

Dimensions

216 x 140 x 4mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

64

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-8131-0907-7

Barcode

9780813109077

Categories

LSN

0-8131-0907-8



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