Overview
Compiled and edited by Lowell H. Harrison, the essays in Kentucky's Governors profile every chief executive of the Bluegrass State from eighteenth-century governor Isaac Shelby to Ernie Fletcher. First published in 1985, this edition of Kentucky's Governors is expanded and revised to include governors Wilkinson, Jones, Patton, and Fletcher, as well as new information on respected figures such as Louie B. Nunn. An introduction by Kentucky's historian laureate, Thomas D. Clark, provides key insights into successive governors' evolving constitutional powers and their changing roles in political debates and policy formation. Following Clark's overview, each chapter presents significant biographical information while detailing the campaign, election, achievements, strengths, and weaknesses of each governor. To aid in further research, each contributor lists several suggested sources, both primary and secondary, for additional investigation into the lives and careers of Kentucky's leaders. A thorough index is also included to facilitate reference within this updated and revised edition. The profiles in Kentucky's Governors give insights into each leader's engagements with economic development, education, agriculture, and taxes, issues that have helped define two hundred years of history in the Bluegrass State.
Full Product Details
Author: Lowell H. Harrison
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
Edition: Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9780813123264
ISBN 10: 0813123267
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 12 November 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Provides informative and scholarly sketches...could serve as a good model for similar volumes about officials of other states.
One of the standard reference works on the commonwealth's history. -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
Provides concise accounts of the lives of each governor [and] insights into the governors' evolving constitutional powers and their changing roles in political debates and policy information. -- Kentucky Monthly
<p> Provides concise accounts of the lives of each governor [and] insights into the governors' evolving constitutional powers and their changing roles in political debates and policy information. -- Kentucky Monthly
Author Information
Lowell H. Harrison, professor emeritus of history at Western Kentucky University, is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Lincoln of Kentucky and The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky.
