I first learned of Tom Kimmerer and his work during the late summer and into the fall of 2014 with…
Over 150 writers contributed to The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia which is being published this month by the University Press…
Published posthumously by the late Professor Carlton Jackson of Western Kentucky University, this biography of Colonel George M. Chinn is…
Jefferson Davis. Library of Congress. This post was originally written in 2015 and entitled “Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back”,…
I don’t ordinarily review national bestsellers on this site, but I’m making an exception for John Grisham’s latest work of…
Belle Brezing died in 1940 and her business had closed some twenty-three years earlier. Despite the passing of years, Ms.…
No portrait of Captain Jack Jouett was ever painted; his profile is known only through a silhouette. His story, like…
If you’re like me, you’ve got kids. And you love Kentucky. So fill up your home library with some Kentucky…
A is for Appalachia: The Alphabet Book of Appalachian Heritage I grabbed a new book for story time with the…
Here, brothels were commonplace for generations. Here, alcohol flowed freely before, after and during prohibition. Here, crime was inherent and…