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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Kentucky state memorial for the boys who lost their lives in the great war. --.
Kentucky and the Great War
Author: David J. Bettez
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813168023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
From five thousand children marching in a parade, singing, "Johnnie get your hoe.... Mary dig your row," to communities banding together to observe Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays, Kentuckians were loyal supporters of their country during the First World War. Kentucky had one of the lowest rates of draft dodging in the nation, and the state increased its coal production by 50 percent during the war years. Overwhelmingly, the people of the Commonwealth set aside partisan interests and worked together to help the nation achieve victory in Europe. David J. Bettez provides the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Great War on Bluegrass society, politics, economy, and culture, contextualizing the state's involvement within the national experience. His exhaustively researched study examines the Kentucky Council of Defense—which sponsored local war-effort activities—military mobilization and preparation, opposition and dissent, and the role of religion and higher education in shaping the state's response to the war. It also describes the efforts of Kentuckians who served abroad in military and civilian capacities, and postwar memorialization of their contributions. Kentucky and the Great War explores the impact of the conflict on women's suffrage, child labor, and African American life. In particular, Bettez investigates how black citizens were urged to support a war to make the world "safe for democracy" even as their civil rights and freedoms were violated in the Jim Crow South. This engaging and timely social history offers new perspectives on an overlooked aspect of World War I.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813168023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
From five thousand children marching in a parade, singing, "Johnnie get your hoe.... Mary dig your row," to communities banding together to observe Meatless Tuesdays and Wheatless Wednesdays, Kentuckians were loyal supporters of their country during the First World War. Kentucky had one of the lowest rates of draft dodging in the nation, and the state increased its coal production by 50 percent during the war years. Overwhelmingly, the people of the Commonwealth set aside partisan interests and worked together to help the nation achieve victory in Europe. David J. Bettez provides the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of the Great War on Bluegrass society, politics, economy, and culture, contextualizing the state's involvement within the national experience. His exhaustively researched study examines the Kentucky Council of Defense—which sponsored local war-effort activities—military mobilization and preparation, opposition and dissent, and the role of religion and higher education in shaping the state's response to the war. It also describes the efforts of Kentuckians who served abroad in military and civilian capacities, and postwar memorialization of their contributions. Kentucky and the Great War explores the impact of the conflict on women's suffrage, child labor, and African American life. In particular, Bettez investigates how black citizens were urged to support a war to make the world "safe for democracy" even as their civil rights and freedoms were violated in the Jim Crow South. This engaging and timely social history offers new perspectives on an overlooked aspect of World War I.
Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Evan E. Settle, Late a Representative from Kentucky
Author: United States. Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Johnson County, Kentucky
Author: Mitchel Hall
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Category : Johnson County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Category : Johnson County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Kentucky Stock Farm
Author: Andrew G. Leonard
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Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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The Civil War Soldier and the Press
Author: Katrina J. Quinn
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000878260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Civil War Soldier and the Press examines how the press powerfully shaped the nation’s understanding and memory of the common soldier, setting the stage for today’s continuing debates about the Civil War and its legacy. The history of the Civil War is typically one of military strategies, famous generals, and bloody battles, but to Americans of the era, the most important story of the war was the fate of the soldier. In this edited collection, new research in journalism history and archival images provide an interdisciplinary study of citizenship, representation, race and ethnicity, gender, disability, death, and national identity. Together, these chapters follow the story of Civil War soldiers, from enlistment through battle and beyond, as they were represented in hometown and national newspapers of the time. In discussing the same pages that were read by soldiers’ families, friends, and loved ones during America’s greatest conflict, the book provides a window into the experience of historical readers as they grappled with the meaning and cost of patriotism and shared sacrifice. Both scholarly and approachable, this book is an enriching resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in Civil War history, American history, journalism, and mass communication history.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000878260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
The Civil War Soldier and the Press examines how the press powerfully shaped the nation’s understanding and memory of the common soldier, setting the stage for today’s continuing debates about the Civil War and its legacy. The history of the Civil War is typically one of military strategies, famous generals, and bloody battles, but to Americans of the era, the most important story of the war was the fate of the soldier. In this edited collection, new research in journalism history and archival images provide an interdisciplinary study of citizenship, representation, race and ethnicity, gender, disability, death, and national identity. Together, these chapters follow the story of Civil War soldiers, from enlistment through battle and beyond, as they were represented in hometown and national newspapers of the time. In discussing the same pages that were read by soldiers’ families, friends, and loved ones during America’s greatest conflict, the book provides a window into the experience of historical readers as they grappled with the meaning and cost of patriotism and shared sacrifice. Both scholarly and approachable, this book is an enriching resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in Civil War history, American history, journalism, and mass communication history.
Todd Co, KY - Family Hist
Author:
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563111705
Category : Todd County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563111705
Category : Todd County (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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The Illustrated American
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 988
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Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 988
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American Forestry
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 826
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