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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: 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...

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:...

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...

When people think of Kentucky, three things usually come to mind: bourbon, Colonel Sanders's secret chicken recipe, and the glamorous Kentucky Derby. Add college basketball to that list, and you have...

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:...

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...

Mommy Goose's Appalachian MelodiesAuthor: Mike NorrisPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Aug 13, 2024Number of Pages: 64 pagesBinding: Hardback or Cased BookISBN-10:...

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:...

Joshua "Josh" Gibson (1911-1947) is a baseball legend--one of the greatest power hitters in the Negro Leagues, and in all of baseball history. At the height of his career, this trailblazing athlete...

Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams : A Sportscaster's LifeAuthor: Tom Hammond, Mark StoryPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Aug 20, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesLanguage:...

Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams: A Sportscaster's LifeAuthor: Tom HammondPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: Aug 20, 2024Number of Pages: 224 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Simplicity and Excellence : Elizabeth Kremer from Beaten Biscuits to Shaker Lemon PieAuthor: Deirdre A Scaggs, Evalina SettlePublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublication Date: May 07,...

He was always destined to be a champion. Royally bred, with English and American classic winners in his pedigree, Sir Barton shone from birth, dubbed the "king of them all." But, after a winless...