| Author: | Richard Taylor | ISBN: | 9780813138084 |
| Publisher: | The University Press of Kentucky | Publication: | October 20, 1991 |
| Imprint: | The University Press of Kentucky | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Taylor |
| ISBN: | 9780813138084 |
| Publisher: | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Publication: | October 20, 1991 |
| Imprint: | The University Press of Kentucky |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
