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It Happened in Kentucky
These twenty-three fun, easy-to-read events reveal the history of Kentucky from the discovery of mastadon bones to daring slave escapes to the making of the famous Louisville Slugger to a tale of corruption in the horseracing world.
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
138 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2006
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January 19, 2026
Interesting tidbits: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Editing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Flea markets and peddler’s malls are my new jam. Picked up this book at one last week.
Quick read. Twenty one tidbits of Kentucky’s history over two centuries starting in 1729 and ending in 1992. As an Outlander fan, there is tie back to the Battle of Colloden and exploration of The Bluegrass State in chapter 2.
I think my favorite new info I didn’t know:
1- Kentucky was one of the hardest hit states of the 1930 drought. It impacted our economy for over a decade.
2- Jenny Wiley was a badass survivor.
3- The Kentucky militia suffered under the Magoffin administration. In his quest to remain neutral, it set the tone and required the legislature to take some sort of control of the militia due to what was considered his inability to make a decision and remain neutral in the Civil War. The 1861 chapter explains a lot.
4- The term River Rat is from the 1937 flood and the folks refusal to leave their homesteads. New respect.
Recommend for anyone who wants a little history lesson on our great Commonwealth.
Editing: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Flea markets and peddler’s malls are my new jam. Picked up this book at one last week.
Quick read. Twenty one tidbits of Kentucky’s history over two centuries starting in 1729 and ending in 1992. As an Outlander fan, there is tie back to the Battle of Colloden and exploration of The Bluegrass State in chapter 2.
I think my favorite new info I didn’t know:
1- Kentucky was one of the hardest hit states of the 1930 drought. It impacted our economy for over a decade.
2- Jenny Wiley was a badass survivor.
3- The Kentucky militia suffered under the Magoffin administration. In his quest to remain neutral, it set the tone and required the legislature to take some sort of control of the militia due to what was considered his inability to make a decision and remain neutral in the Civil War. The 1861 chapter explains a lot.
4- The term River Rat is from the 1937 flood and the folks refusal to leave their homesteads. New respect.
Recommend for anyone who wants a little history lesson on our great Commonwealth.
May 16, 2009
This book was a fun and quick read, numbering just 120 pages. In it were the stories I'd heard all of my life: Daniel Boone being captured by the Indians, Jenny Wiley also captured by the Indians, Ephraim McDowell and the first abdominal surgery, and so forth. But there were also fascinating stories, such as the founding of the Louisville Slugger company and Union recruitment and training of Black soldiers in the civil war at Camp Nelson, Maxy Flatts, and the first free children's hospital (now Kosair) in Lousiville. I learned a lot about my home state that I never knew and refreshed my memory on some things I'd forgotten.
March 17, 2016
This book was a fun and quick read, numbering just 120 pages. In it were the stories I'd heard all of my life: Daniel Boone being captured by the Indians, Jenny Wiley also captured by the Indians, Ephraim McDowell and the first abdominal surgery, and so forth. But there were also fascinating stories, such as the founding of the Louisville Slugger company and Union recruitment and training of Black soldiers in the civil war at Camp Nelson, Maxy Flatts, and the first free children's hospital (now Kosair) in Lousiville. I learned a lot about my home state that I never knew and refreshed my memory on some things I'd forgotten.
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