Kentucky Rising [electronic resource] : Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War /
Ramage, James A.
Watkins, Andrea S.
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky : Kentucky Historical Society,
2011.
Kentucky's first settlers brought with them a dedication to democracy and a sense of limitless hope about the future. Determined to participate in world progress in science, education, and manufacturing, Kentuckians wanted to make the United States a great nation. They strongly supported the War of 1812, and Kentucky emerged as a model of patriotism and military spirit. Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War offers a new synthesis of the sixty years before the Civil War. James A. Ramage and Andrea S. Watkins explore this crucial but 
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Henry Clay, Part One; 2. Henry Clay, Part Two; 3. Art and Architecture; 4. Politics, Stump Speaking, and How the West Was Won; 5. Half Horse and Half Alligator; 6. Steamboats, Entertainment, Journalism, and Culture; 7. Religion and Women; 8. Mexican War; 9. Surgery, Medical Botany, and Science; Photo Insert; 10. Calomel, Cholera, and Science; 11. The Experience of Slavery; 12. The Politics of Slavery; 13. Civil War, Part One; 14. Civil War, Part Two; 15. Civil War, Part Three; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Kentucky's first settlers brought with them a dedication to democracy and a sense of limitless hope about the future. Determined to participate in world progress in science, education, and manufacturing, Kentuckians wanted to make the United States a great nation. They strongly supported the War of 1812, and Kentucky emerged as a model of patriotism and military spirit. Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War offers a new synthesis of the sixty years before the Civil War. James A. Ramage and Andrea S. Watkins explore this crucial but 
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Slavery
Political culture