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lives during the decades afterward.
Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil
War’s Aftermath will be among
newly published books that will
help readers understand what
life was like, particularly in the
Appalachian region of Kentucky
and surrounding states. This
collection of thirteen essays by
noted historians provides a variety
of new historical interpretations
of how the war affected those
who lived in Appalachia following
the end of the war. One essay
by historian Anne E. Marshall
examines the heritage of the
Confederate flag in Unionist
Appalachia. The geographic area
covered by this book includes
not only Kentucky, but also five
additional states that constitute
what is considered to be the
Appalachian region.
Race, War, and Remembrance in
the Appalachian South. By John C.
Inscoe. (2010. Pp. 384. $25.00.
Paper. To purchase, order from
Hopkins Fulfillment Service, P.O. Box
50370, Baltimore, MD 21211-4370;
1-800-537-5487 or 410-516-6956;
Fax: 410-516-6998, or online at www.
kentuckypress.com.)
Historian John C. Inscoe has put
together a collection of his essays
on the topics of race, war, and
remembrance in the Appalachian
South. There are a total of
seventeen chapters that cover
a variety of topics that will be
interesting to those who want to
know more about the experiences
of their Kentucky ancestors during
the Civil War years. He specifically
deals with some of the post–Civil
War literature and stereotypes that
have clouded a true understanding
of what the loyalties or disloyalties
of various parts of eastern Kentucky
were during the war. Race,
War, and Remembrance in the
Appalachian South will be a very
worthwhile resource for a better
understanding of the wartime
period in Appalachia.
How Kentucky Became Southern:
A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves,
Gamblers, and Breeders. By Maryjean
Wall. (2010. Pp. 275. $29.95.
Cloth. To purchase, order from
Hopkins Fulfillment Service, P.O. Box
50370, Baltimore, MD 21211-4370;
1-800-537-5487 or 410-516-6956;
fax: 410-516-6998, or online at www.
kentuckypress.com.)
In How Kentucky Became Southern,
historian Maryjean Wall examines
the relationship that Kentucky
and the horses of the Bluegrass
State have had since the first
movement of settlers from the
East in the 1770s. The author
examines the myth that Kentucky
has dominated the horse industry
from the beginning and discusses
the major impact the Civil War and
its aftermath exacted on the horse
population and the families that
owned them.
With a doctorate in American
history from the University of
Kentucky and thirty-five years
experience as the turf writer for
the Lexington Herald-Leader, the
author brings a tremendous wealth
of knowledge and insight into the
history of the horse industry, both
on a national and a Kentucky/
regional level. This new history
brings together a myriad of
important factors—racial tensions,
violence, the Civil War, and family
histories—that have touched
Kentucky since its creation in 1792.
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