The history of pioneer Lexington, 1779-1806 /
In this study of Kentucky pioneer life, Charles R. Staples creates a colorful record of Lexington's first twenty-seven years. He writes of the establishment of an urban center in the midst of the frontier expansion, and in the process documents Lexington's vanishing history. Staples begins...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1996. |
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| Retention: | digitized |
| Online Access: | Click here for full text |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; By Way of Introduction; Laying off the Lots; The Stockade; The Frontier Village; Early Days of the Settlement; Events of 1787; Events of 1788; Events of 1789; Events of 1790; Events of 1791; Events of 1792; Events of 1793; Events of 1794; Events of 1795; Events of 1796; Events of 1797; Events of 1798; Events of 1799; Events of 1800; Events of 1801; Events of 1802; Events of 1803; Events of 1804; Events of 1805; Events of 1806; The First Directory; Impressions of a Visitor; Pioneer Preachers and Pulpits; The Bench and the Bar
- Pioneer Pupils and Pedagogues The Town Fathers; The Medicine Men; Post Office and Post Men; End of Pioneer Period; Index