Kentucky Bluegrass Country by R. Gerald Alvey Horse breeding, the cultures of tobacco and bourbon, the forms of architecture, the codes of the hunt, the traditions of gambling and dueling, convivial celebrations, regional foodways-all of these are ingredients in the folklife of the Inner Bluegrass Region that is the focus of this fascinating book. R. Gerald Alvey (retired) was a professor of folklore and English at the University of Kentucky.
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An all-encompassing look at contemporary folklife and traditions in Bluegrass Kentucky
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The distinctive character of the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is revealed in pastoral scenes reminiscent of Christmas cards and pictorial calendars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folk worldview, stack fences, lamb fries, master distiller, purebred livestock, gentleman farms, black hamlets, folk patterns, bluegrass seed, bourbon balls, teasing men, one horseman, horse activities, beaten biscuits, ham gravy, fieldwork data, many mares, farm employees, folk architecture, code duello, tie rocks, folk name, log construction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bourbon County, Civil War, Cane Ridge, Clark County, Fayette County, Henry Clay, Scott County, Bluegrass Kentuckians, Daniel Boone, New York, Big Red, Court Day, Tom Clark, United States, Lawrence Thompson, North Carolina, Jessamine County, Jim Beam, New Orleans, Old Crow, Bluegrass Region, Kentucky Derby, Mercer County, Grimes Mill, Jerry Schureman New!
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The distinctive character of the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is revealed in pastoral scenes reminiscent of Christmas cards and pictorial calendars. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
folk worldview, stack fences, lamb fries, master distiller, purebred livestock, gentleman farms, black hamlets, folk patterns, bluegrass seed, bourbon balls, teasing men, one horseman, horse activities, beaten biscuits, ham gravy, fieldwork data, many mares, farm employees, folk architecture, code duello, tie rocks, folk name, log construction Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bourbon County, Civil War, Cane Ridge, Clark County, Fayette County, Henry Clay, Scott County, Bluegrass Kentuckians, Daniel Boone, New York, Big Red, Court Day, Tom Clark, United States, Lawrence Thompson, North Carolina, Jessamine County, Jim Beam, New Orleans, Old Crow, Bluegrass Region, Kentucky Derby, Mercer County, Grimes Mill, Jerry Schureman New!
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- Agrarian Kentucky by Thomas D. Clark on 7 pages
- Historic Kentucky by Coleman on 6 pages
- As it Was: Pleasures, Landscapes and Justice (Picador Books) by Sybille Bedford on 4 pages
- Daniel Boone by Simple Simon in Front Matter, page 28, and page 103
- Reign Of Law by James Allen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Wiregrass Country (Folklife in the South Series) by Jerrilyn McGregory in Front Matter
- The Great Crossing: A Historic Journey to Buffalo Trace Distillery by Richard Taylor in Back Matter
- Ozark Country (Folklife in the South Series) by W. K. McNeil in Front Matter
- Blue Ridge Folklife (Folklife in the South Series) by Ted Olson in Front Matter
- Wild Ride: The Rise and Tragic Fall of Calumet Farm Inc., America's Premier Racing Dynasty by Ann Hagedorn Auerbach on page 401
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