Description: Kentucky's Last Frontier, by Henry P. Scalf, with a Foreword by Thomas D. Clark, published by Pikeville College Press of the Appalachian Studies Center, Pikeville, Kentucky, 1972, stated Second Edition - corrected and full Index added — In Its Original Dust-jacket — 565 pages — illustrated with a map, and frontispiece — measurements: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" x 1 1/2" — OCLC Number / Unique Identifier: 672708 Contents: DedicationForeword, by Thomas D. ClarkIntroductionChapter I. The Valley of Great MysteryPrehistoric East KentuckiansA Wilderness ThoroughfareMichechobekasepeChapter II. Land of Western WatersThe Arthur WanderingsThe Salling and Howard JourneyDraper Hunting TripThe Bienville ExpeditionDr. Thomas Walker ExplorationsChristopher Gist Inspects The WestCaptivity and Escape of Mrs. Mary InglesThe Sandy Creek VoyageThe Legendary Jonathan SwiftWashington and the Big Sandy Land GrantsChapter III. Boone and the Old HuntersBoone on the Big SandyBorderland SpiesThe Old HuntersChapter IV. Harman's StationChapter V. The Captivity of Jenny WileyThe Historical RecordThe FolkloreChapter VI. Pioneers and Settlers Challenge the Big SandyVancouver's Settlement, 1789The Leslie Settlement, 1790Preston's Station, 1791-1797The Sellards Settlement, 1794The Auxiers of Blockhouse Bottom, 1795The Stratton and Layne Settlements, 1796Chapter VII. The Rising TideLicking StationPaint Lick StationDamron's FortLaird of Graham's BottomLiberty and PiketonWest Liberty, or Wells' MillThe Bottom of Arminta Ward'sThe Forks of TroublesomeThe Adams ColonyChapter VIII. Eastern Kentucky Land TitlesThe Virginia BackgroundThe Big Sandy GrantsThe Eastern Kentucky Boundary DisputeThe Virginia CompactThe Eastern Kentucky Coal Lands CaseEchoes of the PastChapter IX. An Empire DismemberedChapter X. First Days of HarvestMiningRailroadingLoggingChapter XI. Educational ProgressFloyd County Schools — 1800-1950Prestonsburg SchoolsChapter XII. Religious DevelopmentThe BaptistsThe MethodistsThe PresbyteriansThe Mountain EvangelistThe Campbell MovementChapter XIII. Division and ArmsChapter XIV. Battle of Ivy MountainChapter XV. Garfield and Marshall Contest a ValleyChapter XVI. The Boat FightChapter XVII. Mining TownsPeach OrchardWhitehouseJenkinsWheelwrightChapter XVIII. PrestonsburgBankers and BankingPopulationStoresCourthousesChapter XIX. Roads and the RiverSteamboatingThe Canalization MovementRoadsChapter XX. Pieces of CorkChapter XXI. JournalismChapter XXII. Mass Hunger and Angry HeartsThe Great DepressionCrimeChapter XXIII. MigrationChapter XXIV. The Flood of 1957Chapter XXV. The Fetters FallRetrospectThe Scarred EarthThe People StirHe Wanted to Leave TracksLegacyNotesBibliographyIndex
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover w/Dust-jacket
Place of Publication: Pikeville, KY
Measurements: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"
Signed: No
Publisher: Pikeville College Press of the Appalachian Studies Center
Subject: Big Sandy, Licking & North Fork, Kentucky
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1972
Pages: 565
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Illustrator: Not Stated
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, 2nd Edition, Map
Author: Henry P. Scalf
Personalized: No
Region: North America
Topic: Historical
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: Big Sandy, Licking & North Fork, Kentucky
