What If Wednesday: 1940 E-Book
The early E-Books of the 1940s had a difficult time establishing themselves, in spite of wartime paper rationing. The strongly traditional education system was not comfortable with such an innovati…
Japan in the 21st Century - The University Press of Kentucky
The ancient civilization of Japan, with its Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, is also closely associated with all that is new and modern. Looking outward,...
The Papers of Henry Clay - The University Press of Kentucky
For Secretary of State Henry Clay and the Adams administration, 1827 is a year of crisis. Turbulent relations with Latin America are marked by the seizure of...
A Brief History of Northern Kentucky - The University Press of Kentucky
Thousands of years ago, the land that would become Northern Kentucky emerged above sea level when a large portion of the continental plate bulged upward. Tod...
The Historic Kentucky Kitchen - The University Press of Kentucky
Kitchens serve as more than a place to prepare food; they are cornerstones of the home and family. Just as memories are passed down through stories shared ar...
Legislating Racism - The University Press of Kentucky
The Civil War and Reconstruction were characterized by two lasting legacies—the failure to bring racial harmony to the South and the failure to foster reco...
The Price of Freedom - The University Press of Kentucky
A stereotypical image of manumission is that of a benign plantation owner freeing his slaves on his deathbed. But as Stephen Whitman demonstrates, the truth ...
A Place Not Forgotten - The University Press of Kentucky
Accompanying a year-long exhibition at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, A Place Not Forgotten explores the distinctiveness of Southern landscape painti...
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