Faces of Kentucky

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University Press of Kentucky, 04.11.2014 - 308 Seiten

Written by Kentuckians for Kentuckians, Faces of Kentucky is a comprehensive history of Kentucky designed for young students. The state's story comes alive as never before through the images and life stories of the diverse people of the Commonwealth. The product of a collaboration of the state historian of Kentucky and an award-winning teacher (both native Kentuckians), Faces of Kentucky approaches learning as a voyage of discovery. Numerous illustrations, thought-provoking questions, and historical mysteries to be solved seek to challenge young readers and to help them think about their state, themselves, and their future.

Features: Timelines from early history to present Discussion questions; Over 250 photographs; 25 Maps; Primary Documents; Teacher's Guide with companion CD for use in the elementary school classroom.

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Chapter 1 FrontiersThen and Now
1
Chapter 2 Starting a State
15
Chapter 3 Different Kentuckys
45
Chapter 4 The Government of Kentucky
75
Chapter 5 Living in Kentucky
93
Chapter 6 From Statehood to the Civil War
125
Chapter 7 The Civil War and the End of a Century
145
Chapter 8 Working in Kentucky
163
Chapter 10 Kentucky in the Twentieth Century
201
Chapter 11 Going to School
225
Chapter 12 Today and Tomorrow in Kentucky
245
Appendixes
253
Additional Sources for Research
267
Acknowledgments
269
Credits
270
Index
277

Chapter 9 Words Music and More
179
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen

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Autoren-Profil (2014)

Freda C. Klotter, an educational programs consultant for the Kentucky Collaborative for Teaching and Learning, taught in elementary school classrooms for more than twenty-three years. James C. Klotter, the state historian of Kentucky and professor of history at Georgetown College, is the author, coauthor, or editor of many books, including The Breckinridges of Kentucky: 1760-1981, History Mysteries, Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox 1900-1950, A New History of Kentucky, Kentucky: Decades of Discord, 1865-1900, Kentucky: Land of Tomorrow, Our Kentucky: A Study of the Bluegrass State, Public Papers of Governor Simeon Willis, 1943-1947, and William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath.

Bibliografische Informationen

TitelFaces of Kentucky
AutorenJames C. Klotter, Freda C. Klotter
AusgabeNeuauflage
VerlagUniversity Press of Kentucky, 2014
ISBN0813160529, 9780813160528
Länge308 Seiten
  
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