Selected books about Kentucky or by Kentucky authors
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Hugs for Gardeners: Stories, Sayings, and Scriptures to Encourage and Inspire
By Tammy L. Bicket & Dawn M. Brandon
(Howard Books, $11.99, 800-858-4109, mteutsch@howardpublishing.com)
Based on gardening tips, this book will satisfy both your green thumb and your spirit. Inspirational stories will teach how to plant seeds to grow flowers as well as compassion and love in your life. |
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Boone: A Biography
By Robert Morgan
(Algonquin Books, $29.95, 919-967-0108, Michael@algonquin.com)
More than just another book about Daniel Boone, author Robert Morgan offers extensive little-known facts about the American icon. As a result of his trailblazing, Boone was accused of treason, was court-martialed, and was even sued for debt…more than once.
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Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible
By Liz Curtis Higgs
(WaterBrook Press, $13.99, 918-283-1834, jeane@wynnwynnmedia.com)
Continuing in the tradition of her Bad Girls of the Bible series comes the latest by bestseller Higgs. But these girls are only slightly bad, and include the stories of Sarah, Hagar, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah. |
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Growing Up Country: What Makes Country Life Country
Edited by Charlie Daniels
(Doubleday-Flying Dolphin Press, $19.95, 212-782-8944, www.broadwaybooks.com)
Here we have a collection of essays by famous country people on just what it means to be country. Dolly Parton says country means mountain streams and all-day singing. Darrell Waltrip says it’s all about driving. And Charlie Daniels himself remembers air that smelled of magnolia and honeysuckle. |
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The Adventures of Molly Whuppie & Other Appalachian Folktales
By Anne Shelby
(The University of North Carolina Press, $14.95, 919-962-0581, Gina_Mahalek@unc.edu)
Kentucky’s own Anne Shelby goes beyond Jack, Cinderella, the three bears, and even trolls that live under a bridge. Meet Molly Whuppie, star of stories that Shelby collected in eastern Kentucky. The stories may sound familiar, but all come with an Appalachian twist. |
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Kentucky Boy: The Top First-Grader
By Louis J. Boyd
(Kentucky Boy Publishing, $24.95, 888-694-7442, www.kentuckyboy.net)
From childhood on a tobacco farm, service in the Army, to the faculty of several universities, Boyd traces a way of life not often seen anymore. This book is a tribute to the days of hard work in the field and one-room schoolhouses. |
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Abraham Lincoln for Kids
By Janis Herbert
(Independent Publishers Group, $14.95, 800-888-4741, www.ipgbook.com)
Here’s a fun way to learn about our most famous president. Written for children, along with the history of Lincoln’s life are 21 activities with simple instructions, including: Make a Stovepipe Hat, Hold a Debate, and A Civil War Scrapbook. |
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Kentucky’s Covered Bridges
By Robert W.M. Laughlin & Melissa C. Jurgensen
(Arcadia Publishing, $19.99, 843-853-2070, www.arcadiapublishing.com)
Covered bridges are quickly becoming a thing of the past, and Kentucky has some of the last remaining bridges. Part of the Images of America series, Bridges includes pictures and histories of 13 bridges still intact. |
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Clay Lancaster’s Kentucky: Architectural Photographs of a Preservation Pioneer
By James D. Birchfield
(The University Press of Kentucky, $50, 859-257-5200, www.kentuckypress.com)
Called “the foremost architectural scholar to come out of Kentucky,” Clay Lancaster kept a photographic history of his home state. Though the pictures were meant to be models for his drawings, his photographs have become their own art form. |
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Stephen Rolfe Powell: Glassmaker
By Stephen Rolfe Powell
(The University Press of Kentucky, $75, 859-257-5200, www.kentuckypress.com)
This collection of stunning photographs of Powell’s glass art is worthy of any coffee table. Showcasing 250 color photographs, Glassmaker reviews Powell’s life work. |
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