True Tales of Old-Time Kentucky Politics
Bombast, Bourbon & Burgoo
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Local Government, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Biography & Memoir, Political
| Author: | Berry Craig | ISBN: | 9781614232957 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | April 13, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Berry Craig |
| ISBN: | 9781614232957 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | April 13, 2009 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Did you know that William Goebel of Kentucky remains the only state governor to be assassinated while in office? Or that Abraham Lincoln, now a favorite son of the Bluegrass State, garnered less than 1 percent of the state's vote in 1860? How about Matthew Lyon, the congressman who won reelection from a jail cell and once bit off the thumb of a voter during a brawl on the House floor? These are but three of the fascinating and little-known stories from Kentucky's political past found in True Tales of Old-Time Kentucky Politics. Join longtime columnist Berry Craig as he shares tales of a time when votes could be bought with a drink and political differences were resolved with ten paces and a pistol.
Did you know that William Goebel of Kentucky remains the only state governor to be assassinated while in office? Or that Abraham Lincoln, now a favorite son of the Bluegrass State, garnered less than 1 percent of the state's vote in 1860? How about Matthew Lyon, the congressman who won reelection from a jail cell and once bit off the thumb of a voter during a brawl on the House floor? These are but three of the fascinating and little-known stories from Kentucky's political past found in True Tales of Old-Time Kentucky Politics. Join longtime columnist Berry Craig as he shares tales of a time when votes could be bought with a drink and political differences were resolved with ten paces and a pistol.
