Three Kentucky Tragedies

by Richard Taylor

Overview

Here are three tragedies from early Kentucky history: the defeat of a small army of Kentuckians by Indians at Blue Licks in 1782, the murder of a slave by two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews in western Kentucky in 1807, and the bizarre Beauchamp-Sharp murder in Frankfort in 1825. Taylor mixes history with good storytelling and a look at how human shortcomings sometimes lead to ruin.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813136356
Publisher:	University Press of Kentucky
Publication date:	10/20/1991
Series:	New Books for New Readers
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	867 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Richard Taylor is professor of English and Kenan Visiting Writer at Transylvania University. A former Poet Laureate of Kentucky, he is the author of many books, including Earth Bones.