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Author:   Dan Lee
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9781476691909

ISBN 10:   1476691908
Pages:   293
Publication Date:   10 March 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments vii Preface 1 Part One—The Rolling Fork Introduction 5 One. The Struggle Begins 7 Two. Trailblazers 12 Three. Whiskey and Salt 22 Four. The Catholics Arrive 27 Five. The Struggles of Thomas Lincoln 34 Six. Steamboats and Railroads 41 Seven. Thunder in the Valley 46 Eight. Struggling Just to Live 60 Nine. Too Dry, Then Too Wet 64 Ten. The Rolling Fork Today 71 Part Two—The Nolin River Introduction 83 Eleven. The First People 85 Twelve. The River Gets a New Name 90 Thirteen. Devil on the Loose 96 Fourteen. Two Presidents, Two Fathers 103 Fifteen. The Remarkable Stephen 109 Sixteen. Blue and Gray on the Nolin 118 Seventeen. The Prosperous Years 129 Eighteen. Progress 139 Nineteen. Hard Times 145 Twenty. The Nolin Today 152 Part Three—Rough River Introduction 159 ­Twenty-One. The Legend of Spanish Fort 160 ­Twenty-Two. Settlers and Speculators 163 ­Twenty-Three. Murder at Pine Knob 174 ­Twenty-Four. Falls of Rough 182 ­Twenty-Five. The Price of War 189 ­Twenty-Six. Confederates 200 ­Twenty-Seven. Sinews of Steel 207 ­Twenty-Eight. Dying Time 218 ­Twenty-Nine. That High, Lonesome Sound 225 Thirty. Rough River Today 234 Chapter Notes 241 Bibliography and Note to Readers 259 Index 273

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Dan Lee has degrees in history from Murray State University and Western Kentucky University. He lives in Hardin County, Kentucky.

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