The University Press Of Kentucky: 775 books
The Graves County Boys
A Tale of Kentucky Basketball, Perseverance, and the Unlikely Championship of the Cuba Cubs
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
In 1952, just one year after Coach Adolph Rupp's University of Kentucky Wildcats won their third national championship in four years, an unlikely high school basketball team from rural Graves County, Kentucky, stole the spotlight and the media's attention. Inspired by young coach Jack Story and by...
Elkhorn
Evolution of a Kentucky Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2018
When former Kentucky Poet Laureate Richard Taylor took a job at Kentucky State University in 1975, he purchased a fixer-upper -- in need of a roof, a paint job, city water, and central heating -- that became known to his friends as "Taylor's Folly." The historic Giltner-Holt House, which...
by Marion Flexner
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Good food is as much a part of the Kentucky heritage as fine horses and bourbon whiskey. And nowhere is Kentucky's traditional cuisine better presented than in Out of Kentucky Kitchens by Louisville's own Marion Flexner. First published in 1949, the book has been popular with cooks and cookbook collectors...
by William Lynwood Montell
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
"Table of Contents A celebration of holiday poetry, fiction, essays, recipes, and songs by more than sixty of the Bluegrass state's finest writers. Gathered here are writings from some of the legendary voices of Kentucky -- and the nation -- as well as original Christmas stories and poetry from...
Kentucky Rising
Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
Kentucky's first settlers brought with them a dedication to democracy and a sense of limitless hope about the future. Determined to participate in world progress in science, education, and manufacturing, Kentuckians wanted to make the United States a great nation. They strongly supported the War of...
Kentucky's Natural Heritage
An Illustrated Guide to Biodiversity
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Kentucky's abundance of plant and animal life, from the bottomland swamps in the west to the rich Appalachian forests in the east, is extraordinary as well as beautiful. Glades, prairies, forests, wetlands, rivers, and caves form a biologically diverse patchwork that is unique to the state. Kentucky's...
How Kentucky Became Southern
A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders...
Kentucky Bourbon Country
The Essential Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Like wine lovers who dream of traveling to Bordeaux or beer enthusiasts with visions of the breweries of Belgium, bourbon lovers plan their pilgrimages to Kentucky's bourbon country. And what a country it is! Some of the most famous distilleries are tucked away in the scenic countryside of the Bluegrass...
Kentucky Bourbon Country
The Essential Travel Guide
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Like wine lovers who dream of traveling to Bordeaux or beer enthusiasts with visions of the breweries of Belgium, bourbon lovers plan their pilgrimages to Kentucky's bourbon country. And what a country it is! Some of the most famous distilleries are tucked away in the scenic Bluegrass region stretching...
Voice of the Wildcats
Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
As one of the first voices of the University of Kentucky men's basketball program, Claude Sullivan (1924--1967) became a nationally known sportscasting pioneer. His career followed Kentucky's rise to prominence as he announced the first four NCAA championship titles under Coach Adolph Rupp and covered...
by Mac Swinford
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Judge Mac Swinford was one of the longest-serving federal judges in United States history. During his lengthy tenure in the Kentucky courts, he came to know and appreciate the deep complexity of the law, understanding that it could be solid and fluid, broad and narrow, kind and harsh, changeless yet...
by Albert W. A. Schmid
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2010
Once thought to be only the tipple of southern gentlemen and the companion of confederate roughnecks, bourbon has gained a steady resurgence in popularity over the years with an ever-expanding and diverse audience. A beverage distilled almost exclusively in Kentucky, bourbon has attained prominence...
by William E. Ellis
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2011
Kentucky is nationally renowned for horses, bourbon, rich natural resources, and unfortunately, hindered by a deficient educational system. Though its reputation is not always justified, in national rankings for grades K-12 and higher education, Kentucky consistently ranks among the lowest states...