Kentucky Bluegrass Country

Kentucky Bluegrass Country
ISBN-10
0878055444
ISBN-13
9780878055449
Category
History
Pages
322
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
Univ. Press of Mississippi
Author
R. Gerald Alvey

Description

Kentucky Bluegrass Country by R. Gerald Alvey Horse breeding, the cultures of tobacco and bourbon, the forms of architecture, the codes of the hunt, the traditions of gambling and dueling, convivial celebrations, regional foodways-all of these are ingredients in the folklife of the Inner Bluegrass Region that is the focus of this fascinating book. R. Gerald Alvey (retired) was a professor of folklore and English at the University of Kentucky.

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