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Judy Young (1940--2015) was a gifted but private poet. Over the years, she established provisional collections of her best work but refrained from seeking publication due to her trepidation with...

Haunting and candid, A Girl's A Gun introduces a poet whose bold voice merges heightened lyricism with compelling narrative. Steeped in storytelling traditions, the poems in Rachel Danielle...

The people and places in Appalachia are as rich, multifaceted, and diverse as the region itself. When author Frank X Walker first coined the phrase "Affrilachia," he wanted to ensure that the voices...

When the Declaration of Independence was signed by a group of wealthy white men in 1776, poor white men, African Americans, and women quickly discovered that the unalienable rights it promised were...

Affrilachia: TestimoniesAuthor: Chris Aluka BerryPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Nov 05, 2024Number of Pages: 252 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

Appalachian Epidemics: From Smallpox to Covid-19Author: Christopher M. WhitePublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Jan 14, 2025Number of Pages: 254 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

In the early days of the Great Depression, the search for steady work drove thousands of migrant laborers--many of whom were African American--from all over Appalachia to a rural area near...

Astride: Horses, Women, and a Partnership That Shaped AmericaAuthor: Eliza McGrawPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Jan 14, 2025Number of Pages: 200 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Balloon Ace: The Life of an Early Airpower VisionaryAuthor: Charles D. DuschPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Feb 04, 2025Number of Pages: 304 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Black Mestiza: PoemsAuthor: Yael Valencia AldanaPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Jan 21, 2025Number of Pages: 144 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

Author: Karl RaitzPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Jun 29, 2021Number of Pages: 216 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0813182298ISBN-13: 9780813182292

When Frank X Walker's compelling collection of personal poems was first released in 2004, it told the story of the infamous Lewis and Clark expedition from the point of view of York, who was enslaved...

Author: Albert W. A. SchmidPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Oct 26, 2021Number of Pages: 200 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0813154065ISBN-13: 9780813154060

Author: Jim HostPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Aug 03, 2021Number of Pages: 296 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0813180422ISBN-13: 9780813180427

A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR - BOOKLISTS' EDITOR'S CHOICE - ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "At once a film book, a history book, and a civil rights book.... Without a doubt, not...

Even in death, who has ownership over Black women's bodies? Questions like this lurk between the lines of this stunning collection of stories that engage with African women's histories, both personal...

Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of SuccessAuthor: Jon KrampnerPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Nov 19, 2024Number of Pages: 412 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

A Hollywood love story, a Hollywood memoir, a dual biography of two of Hollywood's most famous figures, whose golden lives were lived at the center of Hollywood's golden age, written by their...

With rich soils, thousands of creeks, and twelve major river basins, the state of Kentucky is abundant with wild edibles that not only are delicious but also can be useful for medicinal purposes...

The hills of the Appalachia region hold secrets--dark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, thrilling, and creepy folk tales that reveal strange sightings,...

In 1942, the US government began construction on a sixty-thousand-acre planned community named Oak Ridge in a rural area west of Knoxville, Tennessee. Unmarked on regional maps, Oak Ridge attracted...

Helen Morgan : The Original Torch Singer and Ziegfeld's Last StarAuthor: Christopher S ConnellyPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Sep 03, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage:...

I could dream in poetry, could summon words for spiritual experience, could name God in twelve ways and in ten times and places in history. Award-winning writer Karen Salyer McElmurray details her...

Author: Tom Leach, Mike PrattPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Nov 23, 2021Number of Pages: 184 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0813187249ISBN-13: 9780813187242

In 1968, twelve-year-old Lorenzo Rodriguez was introduced to a Polynesian-based martial art called LimaLama-Hand of Wisdom. Less than three months later, without permission, he fought as an...

Lionel Barrymore : Character and Endurance in Hollywood's Golden AgeAuthor: Kathleen SpaltroPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Aug 13, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage:...

Lucas: His Hollywood LegacyAuthor: Associate Professor of History Richard Ravalli, Richard RavalliPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: May 14, 2024Number of Pages: NA...

Amy M. Alvarez explores the cultural, spiritual, and place-based experiences of Afro-Caribbean and African American diasporic peoples in this haunting and emotionally charged collection of poems that...

The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home. So begins an American standard, first published as a minstrel song, that became dear to the hearts of millions and ultimately was enshrined as the...

My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and WashingtonAuthor: George StevensPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Nov 12, 2024Number of Pages: 534 pagesBinding:...