Lexington: Queen of the Bluegrass

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Arcadia Publishing, Nov 24, 2004 - History - 194 pages
In the heart of central Kentucky Bluegrass country, Lexington boasts a long, proud history reaching far back before this "Horse Capital of the World" reared its first thoroughbred. Early Lexingtonians built an intellectual and economic center from their frontier outpost and quickly claimed the first college, newspaper, and millionaire west of the Alleghenies-among many other firsts.

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Lexington, Queen of the Bluegrass
Randolph Hollingsworth
Limited preview - 2004

About the author (2004)

An award-winning educator for more than 25 years, Lexington native Randolph Hollingsworth earned her Ph.D. in American history from the University of Kentucky and currently serves on the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education as development director for Kentucky Virtual University.

Bibliographic information

TitleLexington: Queen of the Bluegrass
AuthorRandolph Hollingsworth
Editionillustrated
PublisherArcadia Publishing, 2004
ISBN1589730976, 9781589730977
Length194 pages
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History / United States / State & Local / General
History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
  
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