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Darker than Desire

Darker than Desire is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2015.

## Description

LUST FOR LIFE

No matter how many times he's left her in the past, Sybil Chalmers can't ignore her feelings for the one man who stole her heart years ago. For countless nights, she has waited for him--for his kiss, his touch-and has longed for him to emerge from the shadows of his past. Only when she is in his arms does Sybil really feel alive...and finally, after all these years, that time is now.
A DEADLY DESIRE

He's a man raised in a world of strict rules and unbreakable traditions and he's always yearned to break free. But when a family tragedy lures him back home, he finds his one true passion has been there all along. With Sybil, he can explore his greatest potential-and allow her to discover a whole new level of ecstasy. But will a long-buried secret threaten to tear them apart? The only thing he knows for sure is that he will do anything to keep Sybil in his life...and keep her coming back for more...in Darker Than Desire by Shiloh Walker.
Entries

Entries is a collection of poems written by Wendell Berry. It was first published in 1994.

## Description

In these poems, Wendell Berry combines plainspoken elegance with deeply felt emotion--this is work of both remembrance and regeneration. Whether writing as son of a dying father or as father of a daughter about to be wed, Berry plumbs the complexities of conflict, grief, loss, and love. He celebrates life from the domestic to the eternal, finding in the everyday that which is everlasting

## Contents

* For the Explainers
* A Marriage Song
* Voice Late at Night
* The Record
* A Parting
* One of Us
* Thirty More Years
* The Wild Rose
* The Blue Robe
* The Venus of Botticelli
* In a Motel Parking Lot, Thinking of Dr. Williams
* To My Mother
* On a Theme of Chaucer
* The Reassurer
* Let Us Pledge
* The Vacation
* A Lover's Song
* Anglo-Saxon Protestant Heterosexual Men
* Air
* The Mad Farmer, Flying the Flag of Rough Branch, Secedes from the Union
* Duality
* The Three
* To Hayden Carruth
* Noguchi Fountain
* Spring
* Imagination
* For an Absence
* The Storm
* In Extremis: Poems about My Father
* Epitaph
* Come Forth
Forever Concealed

Forever Concealed is a novel written by Kathleen Brooks. It was first published in 2017.

## Description

Can love find a way when truth is concealed?

Gabe Ali Rahman is the standby heir to the crown and he's okay with that. So what that he's gotten the reputation of being a playboy prince? He's had a lot of fun along the way. But now he wants more in life than casual flings. When his king asks him to negotiate a peace treaty, Gabe sees his chance to prove himself as something more than tabloid fodder. But when he rescues a woman from unwanted attention at a bar late one night, Gabe conceals his identity. He could never imagine the connection he would form, and the trouble that came with that little white lie.

Sloane Holiday just wanted to keep her nose down as she finished her Master's degree. Without the help from the family she left behind, Sloane depended on waitressing at night to pay for school. Everything was going according to plan until one night someone noticed her. Sloane was rescued by a dark and handsome man whose touch left her realizing just how alone she really was. The unwanted attention eventually led to gunshots...and this mysterious man now insisting on protecting her. Can Gabe and Sloane survive when truths are concealed or can love conquer all?
David Trimble

David Trimble (June 1782 – October 20, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born in Frederick County, Virginia, in June 1782, Trimble graduated from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1799. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced legal practice in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He served in the War of 1812 as brigade quartermaster of the First Brigade, Kentucky Mounted Militia, and later as a private in the Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Infantry Volunteers commanded by Major Dudley.

Trimble was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fifteenth through the Seventeenth Congress. He was reelected as an Adams-Clay Republican to the Eighteenth Congress and elected as an Adams candidate to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1827). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Sixteenth Congress) and was on the Committee on Elections (Sixteenth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twentieth Congress. He died at Trimble's Furnace, Greenup County, Kentucky, October 20, 1842. He was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Greenup, Greenup County.
Daughter of the Legend

Daughter of the Legend is a novel written by Jesse Stuart.  It was first published in 1965.

## Description

A regional love story set in the hills of Tennessee against a backdrop of mystery and racial misunderstanding. Dave, a young lumberjack, falls in love with Deutsia, a Melungeon girl. Her people are shunned by the valley people and the relationship splits the lifetime friendship of Dave and his best friend, Ben. Edited and preface written by John H. Spurlock and the afterword by Brent Kennedy.
Forever Surprised

Forever Surprised is a novel written by Kathleen Brooks. It was first published in 2017.

## Description

You're invited to the Rose sisters' Surprise 100th Birthday Party!

What do the people of Keeneston do when they find out the Rose sisters' 100th birthday is only days away? Try to throw one heck of a surprise party that even John Wolfe couldn't see coming!

Come back to Keeneston for a visit with each of your favorite couples and their children as they all try to pull off the seemingly impossible-surprise the Rose sisters. Will the Rose sisters be too distracted with all of the other gossip to notice the biggest happening in Keeneston's history or will they blow the surprise?
Elijah Phister

Elijah Conner Phister (October 8, 1822 – May 16, 1887) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born October 8, 1822 in Maysville, Kentucky. He attended the Seminary of Rand and Richardson in Maysville, Kentucky and was graduated from Augusta College, Kentucky in August 1840. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in 1844.

Phister served as mayor of Maysville, Kentucky in 1848. He was a circuit judge 1856-1862 and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives 1867-1871. He was appointed one of the commissioners to revise the Kentucky statutes in 1872 but declined. Phister was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He died May 16, 1887 in Maysville, Kentucky in 1887 and was buried in the City Cemetery.
Dick Gilbert

Richard Louis "Fighting Dick" Gilbert (July 12, 1889 – May 6, 1960), was a boxer and an actor.

Gilbert was born July 12, 1889 in Knox County.

From 1907 - 1916 he was a professional boxer. He had a 16-22-5 record, the highlight being the October 16, 1916 10-Round loss on points to the much larger Jack Dempsey. Dempsey was 6'1" and Gilbert was 5'7.5".

As an actor, Gilbert was mainly associated with the Hal Roach Studios, where he appeared in numerous Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy comedies. He appeared in 52 films between 1922 and 1951.

He died May 6, 1960 in Goldfield, Nevada, at the age of 70. He was buried in Goldfield Cemetery.
Dracula Doesn't Play Kickball

Dracula Doesn't Play Kickball is a novel written by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. It was first published in 2004.

## Description

Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the playground...Drac is back! There are some odd grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the school's new playground monitor really be the most famous vampire of all? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!
December 7

**December 7th**

* 1822 – Morgan County formed.
* 1826 – Robert L. McHatton entered office as US House of Representatives from Kentucky, 5th District.
* 1837 – John Leathers Sandford born.
* 1840 – John Burton Thompson entered office as US House of Representatives from Kentucky, 5th District.
* 1843 – George Michael Bedinger died, aged 86.
* 1868 – Edgar Hager born.
* 1871 – Charles C. Svendsen born.
* 1872 – Cale Young Rice born.
* 1911 – Charles L. Duncan born.
* 1936 – Martha Layne Collins born.
* 1950 – Evelyn Selbie died, aged 79.
* 1979 – Jennifer Carpenter born.
Forever Hunted

Forever Hunted is a novel written by Kathleen Brooks. It was first published in 2018.

## Description

Carter Ashton had always been close to the entire Davies family. Until he decided he wanted to bring his relationship with Reagan Davies out of the shadows. As tempers flare, Carter must stand his ground or lose the love of his life. But when an old family friend asks for help, Carter unknowingly brings danger to the doorstep of the woman he loves.

Reagan Davies has been hiding her relationship with Carter from her father and everyone else in Keeneston. It had just been a fun fling, until it became something much more in a very public way. And just when things couldn't possibly get any tougher for Reagan, she finds herself thrown into a dangerous game of life or death.

Now instead of worrying about an over-protective father, Carter and Reagan find themselves in a fight for their lives. The person pursuing them has everything to lose if Carter and Reagan make it out alive and will stop at nothing to hunt them down.
December 12

**December 12th**

* 1767 – Gabriel Slaughter born.
* 1816 – Thomas C. McCreery born.
* 1825 – Temporary building burned while House was in session in Frankfort.
* 1842 – Edward Young Parsons born.
* 1892 – William McElwee Miller born.
* 1930 – Steve Meilinger born.
* 1946 – Nannie Kelly Wright died, aged 90.
December 23

**December 23rd**

* 1807 – George S. Shanklin born.
* 1812 – Joseph J. Bullock born.
* 1832 – Andrew Jackson Clements born.
* 1853 – Young E. Allison born.
* 1861 – William Clayton Anderson died, aged 34.
* 1881 – Dick Sutherland born.
* 1888 – Landaff Andrews died, aged 84.
* 1924 – Richard E. Bush born.
* 1935 – Paul Hornung born.
* 1943 – Merrell Fankhauser born.
* 1949 – Adrian Belew born.
* 1961 – Patsy Terrell born.
Evan Williams

Evan Williams (1755 - 1810) was a master distiller who founded the first commercial spirit distillery "K.S.P. #1" in Louisville in 1783. It was located at 5th and Main.

Williams was appointed to the very first city council in Louisville. Later Williams was appointed to Harbor Master of Louisville. The harbor was located at the Falls of Ohio. He was able to ship barrels of his bourbon via flatboat to New Orleans.

He was also a master stonemason and builder who oversaw construction of the first jail and courthouse in Jefferson County.
Dominance (Lavender)

Dominance is a novel written by Will Lavender. It was first published in 2011.

## Description

Fifteen years ago, Alex Shipley was part of a special night class taught by Richard Aldiss, a renowned literature professor— and convicted murderer. Lecturing the group of nine hand-picked students from a video feed in his prison cell, the professor spoke only of one novel by a famously reclusive author, and he challenged the class to solve the mystery of that writer’s identity once and for all.

Today, Alex is a Harvard professor who made her name as a member of that class, and as the woman who helped set Richard Aldiss free. But when one of her fellow alums is murdered, can she use what she learned from Aldiss to stop a killer—before each of the night class students is picked off, one by one?
Evergreen Cemetery

Evergreen Cemetery was dedicated May 24, 1914. The program that day included an invocation by Rev. Richard Willkinson, entitled "Come, Ye Disconsolate," performance by the St. Andrew's Male Quartet, prayers by Rt. Rev. Charles E. Woodcock, D.D., and Rev. William W. Landrum; an unveiling of the Moose monument by Arthur H. Jones, member of the Supreme Council of the Loyal Order of Moose of the World; and a singing of "Tarry With Me, O My Savior," by the St. Andrew's Male Quartet. Given its location outside of the city, the cemetery was originally reached by the Okolona interurban line.

## Notable Interments

* Gertrude Ganote
* Irv Jeffries
* Wilson Pickett
* John Lee "Rags" Ragland
Dog Slaughter Falls

Dog Slaughter Falls is a 15 feet to 20 feet tall waterfall at the confluence of the Cumberland River and Dog Slaughter Creek, in the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Whitley County, Kentucky.

It is accessible via the Sheltowee Trace Trail, traveling downstream of Cumberland Falls, or via the Dog Slaughter Trail. The falls is rumored to be named for the drowning of unwanted pets, or the loss of hunting dogs to predatory wildlife.
Elizabeth Robins Bibliography

## Novels

* 1894 – George Mandeville's Husband as C. E. Raimond
* 1895 – The New Moon as C. E. Raimond
* 1898 – The Open Question as C. E. Raimond
* 1904 – The Magnetic North
* 1905 – A Dark Lantern
* 1907 – The Convert
* 1908 – Come and Find Me
* 1908 – The Mills of the Gods
* 1909 – The Florentine Frame
* 1912 – Under His Roof
* 1913 – My Little Sister
* 1913 – Way Stations
* 1918 – Camilla
* 1919 – The Messenger
* 1926 – The Secret That Was Kept

## Collections

* 1896 – Below the Salt and Other Stories as C. E. Raimond
Daniel Boone (Daugherty)

Daniel Boone is a children's book written and illustrated by James Daugherty. It was first published in 1939.

## Description

James Daugherty has dipped his pen and his brush into our nation's most dynamic character whose life adventures are more exciting than the shadowy legend his name brings to mind. Daniel Boone was a farmer who couldn't stay put. Something was always pulling him westward into new and mysterious lands, and when this pull got so strong that he could no longer ignore it, and his wife and children could not persuade him to stay, he just went, with his toes pointing into the West and his eyes glued to the hills. The rugged sweep which has always distinguished Mr. Daugherty's illustrations and painting distinguishes his epic prose here as well, and makes for perfect portrayal of the vigorous character of Daniel Boone. It is interesting to recall that among the first book illustrations which Mr. Daugherty ever did were his interpretations of this same character for Stewart Edward White's "Daniel Boone".

## Awards

Awarded the John Newbery Medal 'for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children' in 1940
Dracula Doen't Rock and Roll

Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll is a novel written by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. It was first published in 2000.

## Description

When former school counselor Mr. Drake returns to town as the leader of the BATs, who will be performing at the annual Winterfest, the students at Bailey School are certain that the festival will turn into a feast for vampires.
E. Belle Mitchell

E. Belle Mitchell Jackson (December 31, 1848 – October 6, 1942) was an American educator and abolitionist from Danville, Kentucky. Mitchell was one of the founders of the Colored Orphans Industrial Home in Lexington, Kentucky.

Eliza Isabelle (Belle) Mitchell was born on December 31, 1848 in Perryville, Kentucky to Monroe and Mary Mitchell. Her father was a carpenter. Her parents were former slaves who bought their own freedom prior to her birth. She attended private school in Danville and Xenia, Ohio.

Mitchell met John Fee, a missionary and abolitionist, in 1865 at her church in Danville. Fee hired Mitchell to be the first African American teacher at Camp Nelson. Camp Nelson was first established as a Union depot during the United States Civil War. After Lincoln emancipated the slaves in the United States, 10,000 men, woman, and children lived at Camp Nelson because they had to leave their home.

Mitchell's time at Camp Nelson was cut short because she was forced out by white teachers and missionaries that objected to Mitchell sharing the dining facilities.

After leaving Camp Nelson, Mitchell was invited to teach at The Missionary Free School of Color in Lexington, Frankfort, Louisville, Nicholasville and Richmond, Kentucky.

In 1871, Mitchell married Jordan Jackson, a successful businessman in Lexington, Kentucky. Jackson was an undertaker and livery owner. After her marriage, she owned a millinery shop in Lexington. Jackson and Mitchell worked together on political efforts to advance the lives of the African-American community in Kentucky.

Mitchell was a co-founder of the Colored Orphans Industrial Home in Lexington, Kentucky. Originally the institution was a home for elderly African American women without family to care for them. Eventually, the home became an orphanage and school for homeless African American children.
February 18

**February 18th**

* 1784 – Robert B. McAfee born.
* 1809 – George Washington Triplett born.
* 1819 – Asa Grover born.
* 1872 – William Henry Davis born.
* 1873 – Charles Mynn Thruston died, aged 74.
* 1914 – Pee Wee King born.
* 1925 – James Lane Allen died, aged 75.
* 1930 – David Dick born.
* 1931 – William Lynwood Montell born.
* 1975 – Carl Braden died, aged 60.
December 24

**December 24th**

* 1772 – Barton Warren Stone, Sr. born.
* 1799 – Philip Triplett born.
* 1809 – Kit Carson born.
* 1814 – Jesse Bledsoe left office as Senator from Kentucky.
* 1822 – James Knox died, aged ~82.
* 1849 – George Gilmore Gilbert born.
* 1864 – John Preston Martin died, aged 53.
* 1874 – Brent Spence born.
* 1875 – Aaron Harding died, aged 70.
* 1963 – Scott Harrington born.
* 1967 – Joseph C. Clifton died, aged 59.
* 1968 – Johnnie Heving died, aged 73.
* 1972 – Darrin Horn born.
* 1977 – Matt Ginter born.
* 2017 – Robert H. Reed died, aged 88.
Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood Home

The Daniel Carter Beard Boyhood Home is a National Historic Landmark located in the Riverside Drive Historic District of Covington, Kentucky, overlooking the Licking River, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio. The two-and-one-half story brick domicile, built in 1821 and one of the two oldest buildings in Kenton County, Kentucky, is the boyhood home of Daniel Carter Beard, a founder of the Boy Scouts of America. He was their National Scout Commissioner from its 1910 founding to his death in 1941.

Born in Cincinnati in 1850, Daniel Carter Beard moved with his family to Covington, Kentucky and the house by the river when he was eleven years old. Growing up, he routinely heard stories of Daniel Boone. Beard so idolized Boone that the boy and his friends dubbed themselves the "Boone Scouts" and sought to emulate the frontiersman. These Boone Scouts would engage in several activities, including sneaking past sentries of the various Union Army camps in town during the Civil War.

Beard was preparing for the life of camping, hand crafts, and nature that he lived as an adult. Beard moved away when he went to college, and following graduation, moved to New York City. Beard's family left the house in 1878 to move to New York City to join Daniel.

Beard was last in Covington in 1934, when a parade was held in his honor. Scouts from Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia came to show their appreciation.

His boyhood home was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966. William Booth Memorial Hospital owned the building at the time that it was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1966. They had been using it as a nursing school and dorm for the nursing students. The hospital is still located north of the Home. The home is now a private residence.
Ed Johnson

Edwin Cyril "Ed" Johnson (March 31, 1899 – July 3, 1975) was born March 31, 1899 in Morganfield, Kentucky. He was an American Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the Washington Senators in 1920.

He had a .231 batting average and 2 RBI.

Johnson died July 3, 1975 in Morganfield. He was buried in Saint Ann Cemetery.
Cyclops Doesn't Roller Skate

Cyclops Doesn't Roller Skate is a novel written by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. It was first published in 1996.

## Description

It's the very beginning of a new school year, and all the kids at Bailey Elementary need to have their eyes checked by a doctor. Could Dr. Polly, who has a large metal circle on his forehead, really be a Cyclops stalking the people of Bailey City?
Enoch Milton Benson

Enoch Milton Benson (December 20, 1824 - October 8, 1862) was born in Cobb County, Georgia December 20, 1824 to John Berry "Jackie" Benton and Sarah Hamilton. He married Anna Eliza Latimer November 1850 in Georgia.

He served for the 41st Georgia Regiment, Company B Kennesaw Infantry (known as the Kennesaw Invincibles) in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. During the Battle of Perryville, Benson was shot through the heart and died instantly on the battlefield.

He was buried in a mass confederate grave in Goodknight Cemetery in Perryville, Boyle County.
Forever Entangled

Forever Entangled is a novel written by Kathleen Brooks. It was first published in 2015.

## Description

Ryan Parker had always loved Sienna Ashton, but gave up on his fantasy years ago.
After working as an undercover FBI Agent in Los Angeles, Ryan gets a phone call telling him to come home to the small town of Keeneston, Kentucky. The woman he thought he was over is now in serious trouble.

Sienna Ashton fell in love with Ryan Parker too late. He was gone from her life before she realized what he really meant to her. Now working as a sports psychologist, Sienna finds herself helping others figure their lives out. She thinks her chance of happily ever after is long gone until a murder brings Ryan back into her life and entangles them in a battle for their heart and their lives.

Ryan and Sienna discover there is more going on than originally thought and now the two are in the fight of their lives. It doesn't take long for fireworks to ignite as passion and danger drive the couple toward a fate they never saw coming.
David S. Walker

David Shelby Walker (May 2, 1815 – July 20, 1891) was the eighth Governor of Florida, serving from 1866 to 1868.

Walker was born near Russelville in Logan County, Kentucky. He attended private schools in Kentucky and Tennessee and studied law. He moved to Florida in 1837, settling in Leon County. His father was David Walker, a prominent early Kentucky politician who served in the US House of Representatives. David S. Walker was a cousin and close business and political confidante of Florida territorial governor Richard K. Call. He was also related to Florida Senator Wilkinson Call, who was Walker's law partner for several years in the 1850s and 1860s in Tallahassee.

Walker entered politics as a Whig, and was elected to the first session of the Florida State Legislature in 1845, serving Wakulla and Leon Counties as Senator. In 1848, he was elected by Leon County to the Florida House of Representatives. In 1849 he was appointed Register of Public Lands and was ex officio State Superintendent of Public Instruction, positions he held until 1854. He advocated and promoted interest in public schools. His efforts resulted in the creation of public schools in Tallahassee. He served as Mayor of Tallahassee. He was the Know Nothing gubernatorial candidate in 1856 but lost to Democrat Madison S. Perry by 2.6 points. In 1859, he became a Florida Supreme Court Justice. Walker is also known for establishing Tallahassee's first library in the mid-1800s through his private funds in a time where money was not allocated to libraries outside of urban areas, especially in a "rural" state.

Prior to the Civil War, Walker was a Constitutional Unionist and so had opposed secession. However, when Florida seceded from the Union in 1861, he supported his state. Following the war, on November 29, 1865, Walker was elected governor unopposed, in an election in which newly freed slaves were not allowed to participate. He was inaugurated on December 20 and took office January 18, 1866.

During his governorship, Florida transitioned from the federal oversight and military occupation of Reconstruction to readmission into the Union, but Walker was a conservative who attempted to minimize changes to the antebellum social, political, and economic system. He protested the election of the 1868 Constitutional Convention, which was convened to adopt a new government that the Republican U.S. Congress would approve, but ultimately supported the 1868 Constitution when it turned out to be less protective of blacks than originally anticipated.

He ran for reelection in 1868 as an Independent Republican, but lost to Republican Harrison Reed, coming in third place with under 10% of the vote.

After leaving the governor's office on July 4, 1868, he returned to practicing law. In 1878, he was appointed circuit court judge, a position he held until his death on July 20, 1891.

Tallahassee's first public library is the David S. Walker Library.
December 2

**December 2nd**

* 1760 – John Breckinridge born.
* 1816 – Thomas Fletcher left office as US House of Representatives from Kentucky, 1st District.
* 1821 – Alvin Hawkins born.
* 1865 – Harvey Helm born.
* 1890 – Fate Marable born.
* 1902 – A. J. Alexander died, aged 78.
* 1927 – Ralph Beard born.
* 1941 – Carl Nett born.
* 1959 – Mac King born.
* 1990 – Clint Thomas died, aged 94.
* 1997 – Steve Hamilton died, aged 63.
* 2007 – Elizabeth Hardwick died, aged 91.
Euphoric Drift

Euphoric Drift is a collection of poetry written by Ashley Parker Owens. It was first published in 2017.

## Description

This collection of poetry focuses on UFO sightings from different personas who integrate their encounter with a life already crisscrossed with issues from relationships, personal ambitions, and exploration of the self. Ashley Parker Owens is a writer, artist, and UFO abductee living in Richmond, Kentucky, USA.

## Contents

* Olive Hill
* Fort Thomas
* Mayfield
* Muldragh
* Warsaw
* Ferguson
* Murray
* Benham
* Newport
* Franklin
* Dixon
* Somerset
* Louisville
* Meadwoview
* Irvine
* Goshen
* Henderson
* Midway
* Wildwood
* Middlesboro
* Fairview
* Manor Creek
* Park Hills
* Hunters Hollow
* Dayton
* Livermore
* Poplar Hills
* Augusta
* North Middletown
* Glasgow
* Anchorage
* Hebron
* Sharpsburg
Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr.

Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. (February 12, 1830 - January 19, 1923) was a bourbon pioneer, mayor and state representative. He was also the grandson of President Zachary Taylor.

E. H. Taylor was born February 12, 1830 in Frankfort, Franklin County. He started and owned seven different distilleries throughout his career, the most successful being the O.F.C. and Carlisle distilleries, the forerunners of today's Buffalo Trace Distillery.

E. H. Taylor is said to have lobbied in favor of the Bottled-in-Bond Act, a law that gave participating whiskey producers a tax break and a government certification of product quality. He was a contemporary of and acquaintance with various other notable whiskey business figures as Dr. James C. Crow, Oscar Pepper, Judge William B. McBrayer, John H. McBrayer and W. F. Bond, and was an adept businessman and public relations professional when it came to packaging and promoting his bourbon.

Unlike most distilleries of the time that looked like little more than a sawmill sitting in a thicket, Taylor's distillery on Glenn's Creek, near Frankfort, was designed to resemble a medieval castle with the landscaped grounds of an estate. The distillery attracted tourists and picnickers who were given complimentary "tenth pint" bottles of Old Taylor.

In the late 1940s, Old Taylor bourbon was promoted with the slogan, "Sign of a good host".

By 1972, the historic "castle" distillery structure had been abandoned, and it remained abandoned but still standing in deteriorating condition for more than 40 years. Some of the material from the barrel houses was reclaimed for construction. The facility was refurbished starting in 2015, and began operating as a distillery again in 2016 as Castle and Key Distillery. The new distillery operation is not affiliated with the current owners of the Old Taylor brand.

From 1871 to 1877 and from 1881 to 1890 Taylor was elected Mayor of Frankfort. He was elected as a member of the Kentucky state senate for the 20th district from 1902 to 1904.

He died January 19, 1923 at the age of 92 in Frankfort and was buried in Frankfort Cemetery.
February 8

**February 8th**

* 1804 – Wiley "Little" Harpe died, aged ~49.
* 1829 – James A. Williamson born.
* 1839 – Theodore Trauernicht born.
* 1904 – Mae Street Kidd born.
* 1941 – Martin Huston born.
* 1947 – J. Richard Gott born.
* 1959 – Jerry Eaves born.
* 1960 – Scooter McCray born.
* 1991 – Gus Meade died, aged 58.
* 2001 – Tony Dunnavant died, aged 46.
Dreamer (Walker)

Dreamer is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2005.

## Description

Somewhere far in the future, a young woman dreams.and her dreams too often become reality. She is a touch-empath, psy, and a dreamer-her gifts, and her burdens-living in a world of danger and deceit. Alone and lonely, she dreams of a man who is more than human, a lover who is able to bond with her heart and soul as he loves her body. When her dreaming pulls her fantasy lover from his world to hers, Caris is certain her every wish will become reality. Jax is a powerful, physically beautiful specimen of male perfection.vampire. In the blink of an eye, he finds himself in another time, another dimension, with the bright rays of a mid-day sun shining down on him. Expecting death, he opens his eyes to see a woman standing before him. A woman who offers him the world and changes his life when she touches him, giving him the freedom his kind has not known for millennia. Caris' dreams have finally come true, she has gotten what she's been wishing for. But her dreams become her nightmares when her commanding, fearless lover joins the battle her people have launched against the World Government, and pulls her into it. It is more than Caris can survive.
Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis (May 11, 1902 – January 3, 1952) was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career.

Curtis was born Richard Dye in Newport, Kentucky. Standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his films, he played villains or heavies. He made television appearances on The Lone Ranger and The Range Rider. He appeared in California Gold Rush, Spook Town, The Gene Autry Show, and many others.

Though his forte was in villainous roles, Curtis had a genuine comedic touch. As such, modern audiences will recognize Curtis for his roles in such Three Stooges films as Yes, We Have No Bonanza, You Nazty Spy!, and The Three Troubledoers.

With the help of his friend and actor Russell Hayden, Curtis helped develop Pioneertown, a western movie set location in Southern California that was used for many television and film westerns.

Curtis died of pneumonia, brought on by lung cancer, on January 3, 1952, fifteen days before Curly Howard, and two months before fellow Stooge character actor Eddie Laughton in March, who also died of pneumonia. Curtis’s final appearance with the Stooges was as Shemp Howard's dental patient in The Tooth Will Out.

He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
December 10

**December 10th**

* 1756 – George Michael Bedinger born.
* 1808 – Thomas Sandford died, aged ~46.
* 1819 – Richard M. Johnson entered office as US Senator from Kentucky.
* 1844 – Harvey Samuel Irwin born.
* 1861 – Kentucky was admitted to Confederate States of America.
* 1861 – Garrett Davis entered office as US Senator from Kentucky.
* 1866 – John Sowders born.
* 1879 – Jouett Shouse born.
* 1903 – Una Merkel born.
* 1925 – Jean Byron born.
* 1977 – Adolph Rupp died, aged 76.
* 2016 – Shelby Hearon died, aged 85.
* 2017 – Abe Adams died, aged 91.
Final Vow

Final Vow is a novel written by Kathleen Brooks. It was first published in 2014.

## Description

As the ultimate bodyguard, Ahmed's focus has been protecting the lives of everyone he cares about. When the darkest part of his past resurfaces, Ahmed knows he must go on the offensive to protect his future...a future with the one woman that can match his toughness and return the love that was once robbed from him.

Bridget Springer's private security work involves training with a mysterious man feared by many in her line of work. She finds herself drawn to Ahmed despite his attempts to remain distant. Bridget vows to help Ahmed in his pursuit of justice, not knowing the full danger that she would find along the way.

As Bridget and Ahmed's passion heats up, so does the threat from Ahmed's oldest enemy. Can they defeat him and finally be free to pursue their chance at love?
Flying Disk Over Louisville

A June 27, 1950, movie of a "flying disk" over Louisville, Kentucky, taken by a Louisville Courier-Journal photographer, had the USAF Directors of counterintelligence (AFOSI) and intelligence discussing in memos how to best obtain the movie and interview the photographer without revealing Air Force interest. One memo suggested the FBI be used, then precluded the FBI getting involved.

Another memo said "it would be nice if OSI could arrange to secure a copy of the film in some covert manner," but if that wasn't feasible, one of the Air Force scientists might have to negotiate directly with the newspaper. In a recent interview, the photographer confirmed meeting with military intelligence and still having the film in his possession until then, but refused to say what happened to the film after that.
Fated

Fated is a novel written by Shiloh Walker. It was first published in 2008.

## Description

Carly Ames has yearned for Nathan Connors for more years than she cares to think about. One wild night of sex with him resulted in their quick engagement. But now that she has Nathan, she's not quite sure that she can handle him. Big and tough, Nathan is very well suited to his job as a sheriff's deputy. Protective and forthright, he is definitely used to being in charge. Now he wants to be in control of her sexual pleasure, but fears his sexual preferences will scare a good girl like her. As circumstances conspire to keep them apart, Nathan senses that Carly is having second thoughts. Now he must convince her that she's more than woman enough to meet his demands, in and out of the bedroom, because now that he's captured Carly, there is no way he is letting her go. Awakening Desires - Craving Candy By N.J. Walters Fourth in the Awakening Desires series. Candy Logan loves her job as a publicist for TK Publishing, but her newest client is causing her problems. Determined to meet the elusive Lucas Squires and get him to agree to publicize his upcoming book, she crashes a party that he is giving in hopes of cornering him. Lucas wishes he'd never let his friend talk him into writing a cookbook. He has his hands full opening a new location of his cafe, Coffee Breaks. He forgets all about his business problems, however, when a woman straight out of his dreams walks into his party. He knows he can't let her leave without finding out who she is. Sparks fly between Candy and Lucas from the first moment they lay eyes on each other. The sexual attraction is immediate and consuming, but a case of mistaken identity gets their relationship off to a rocky start. Just when things start to smooth out between them, issues from each of their pasts threaten their budding relationship.
Footprints

Footprints is a novel written by Shelby Hearon. It was first published in 1996.

## Description

Shelby Hearon's 14th novel opens at a reception for the loved ones of deceased heart donors where, for the first time, Nan and Douglas Mayhall come face to face with the aging preacher who is the recipient of their twenty-two year old daughter's heart. Their very different reactions to this disturbing encounter sets them off on separate paths.

Something is eroding under the surface of their marriage. Hoping for some peace of mind, Nan goes to Sanibel Island to step back and reassess her life. But it takes another real scare to allow her to slip out of her own footprints for a moment, to see that a world exists outside her pain.
Fiona Young-Brown

Fiona Young-Brown is an author.

Originally born in Britain, she has lived in Kentucky for years and has written several Kentucky-themed books.

When not writing, Fiona is busy traveling, researching genealogy or cooking for her food blog, CrazyEnglishwomanCooks. She lives in Lexington with her husband and dogs.
Effie Waller Smith

Effie Waller Smith (January 6, 1879 – January 2, 1960) was an African-American poet of the early twentieth century. Her published output consisted of three volumes of poetry: Songs of the Month (1904), Rhymes From the Cumberland (1904), and Rosemary and Pansies (1909). Her poetry also appeared in the publication Harper's Weekly, as well as in various regional newspapers.

Effie Waller was born on January 6, 1879 to former slaves in the rural mountain community of Chloe Creek in Pike County, Kentucky, on a farm located a few miles from Pikeville. Her father, Frank Waller, migrated to the East Kentucky mountains sometime after the Civil War, having spent most of his early life as a laborer on a Virginia plantation. Her mother, Sibbie Ratliff, was born and raised in East Kentucky and met the former Virginia slave in the early 1870s.

Frank Waller established himself as both a blacksmith and a real estate speculator soon after his arrival in the Chloe Creek community. This mountain community was unique in comparison to other communities of the time in that it was racially integrated. This condition, coupled with Waller's early training as a blacksmith while still a slave, helped him to become financially successful and to win the respect of his neighbors, both white and black. The Wallers, realizing the hardships caused by their own limited education, decided that their children would receive the best quality education available to them at the time.

Effie Smith stopped publishing her work in 1917 at the age of 38. Her husband, Deputy Sheriff Charles Smith, had been killed in 1911 while serving a warrant; they had been married two years. Effie Smith left Kentucky for Wisconsin in 1918. She died at the age of 80 on January 2, 1960 in Neenah and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Forever Devoted

Forever Devoted is a novel written by Kathleen Brooks. It was first published in 2018.

## Description

Layne Davies needed a break - a break from the busybodies in her small town of Keeneston, Kentucky, and a break from dating men who turned into scared little boys upon meeting her father. That's why she was so excited to have been invited to speak at a medical conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Never did she think her whole life would change the second she stepped on that stage.

Walker Greene can't talk about his job. He can't talk about what happened that one night off the coast of Nigeria when his team was ambushed. No one would believe him even if he could talk about it. But his training kept him alive until he was able to sneak back into his small hometown of Shadows Landing, South Carolina. But when people show up looking for Walker, he has no choice but to listen to his best friend, Dr. Gavin Faulkner, and turn to a total stranger for help.

Layne may be Gavin Faulkner's estranged cousin, but that doesn't mean she'll drop everything to work with someone who Gavin refuses to tell her anything about...until she sees Walker Greene. All her protective instincts come alive upon seeing the wounded soldier and Layne knows there's only one place to keep him safe - Keeneston. Walker becomes a hunted man, and Layne is determined to keep him safe as she finds herself drawn to him more and more each day.
Daniel Boone (Abbott)

Daniel Boone, also titled Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky, is a book written by historian John S. C. Abbott. It was first published in 1872.

## Description

Daniel Boone is regarded as the first real American folk hero. Without his cunning bravery, settlement west of the Appalachians may not have been made possible for years. Boone’s Wilderness Road, which is still used today, helped bridge the Cumberland Gap, granting access to the state of Kentucky from Pennsylvania.

Thanks to the writing of John S. C. Abbot, the life and genius of Boone can truly be appreciated through Daniel Boone: The Pioneer of Kentucky. Find out just how Boone crafted his Wilderness Trail, what he did to make it happen, and how he overcame the struggles of life in late eighteenth century America.

All of Boone’s greatest achievements can be found in Abbott’s words, including:

* The birth of Wilderness Road
* Boone’s time served in the Revolutionary War
* How he managed to live among the Shawnee Native American warriors
* His time in the Virginia General Assembly

Daniel Boone lived a modest life in his later years, settling down in St. Louis, where he managed land for the rest of his life. If it were not for Abbott’s book, the real story of Daniel Boone may never have been told.
Ex-Con

Ex-Con is a novel written by Shiloh Walker and M. S. Parker. It was first published in 2015.

## Description

I was an ex-con. A convicted killer. And I knew that's all anyone would ever see me as. At least I thought so... until I met her...

When recent parolee Bobby Cantrell loses yet another job, he resigns himself to the usual struggle of finding a place willing to take a chance on someone with his past. Then, without warning, a gorgeous blonde careens into his life and everything changes.

Carly Prince. Gorgeous. Untouchable. Everything Bobby could ever want and knows he can never have.

Except, maybe, he's finally found someone who sees the good inside him, something even he can't see.

What he can't do, however, is escape from his past. A past that now threatens to destroy the new life he's building for himself... and threatens people he's come to care about. Can he save them, or will he have more blood on his hands?
David M. Beam

David M. Beam (January 19, 1833 - July 7, 1913) was a bourbon master distiller and a member of the famous Beam family of distillers.

David M. Beam was born January 19, 1833 in Washington County. He took over the family distillery from his father David Beam. He moved the distillery to Nelson County to capitalize on the growing network of railroad lines connecting states. He eventually passed the business to his son Jim Beam.

David died July 7, 1913 at the age of 80 in Bardstown, Nelson County. He is buried in the Bardstown City Cemetery.
December 20

**December 20th**

* 1824 – Enoch Milton Benson born.
* 1837 – George Madison Adams born.
* 1837 – Charles Chilton Moore born.
* 1870 – William Cotton Hobdy born.
* 1898 – Irene Dunne born.
* 1906 – Hazel Farris died, aged 26.
* 1913 – John W. Lewis died, aged 72.
* 1935 – Eliza Calvert Hall died, aged 79.
* 1939 – Courtney Johnson born.
* 2001 – Foster Brooks died, aged 89.
Affrilachia

Affrilachia is a collection of poetry written by Frank X Walker. It was first published in 2000.

## Description

Frank X Walker's pathbreaking book of poems Affrilachia is a classic of Appalachian and African-American literature. Walker created the word "Affrilachia" to help make visible the experience of African-Americans living in the rural and Appalachian South. The book is widely used in classrooms and is one of the foundational works of the Affrilachian Poets, a community of writers offering fresh ways to think about diversity in the Appalachian region and beyond.

## Contents

* Clifton I
* Wishbone
* Statues of Liberty
* Matriarch
* Cease Fire
* Rock Star
* Crooked Afro
* Hummingbird
* Death by Basketball
* Neapolitan
* CP Time
* Lil' Kings
* Sweet B
* Violins or Violen...ce
* Taking the Stares
* Million Man March
* The Harvest
* Dogon
* Healer
* Fireproof
* Amazin' Grace
* A Wake
* Red-Handed
* Poetry Moments
* Diamond Seed
* In Hell Exhale
* Mermaid
* Stop Looking and Listen
* My Boy D'
* Nikki
* Ed Works
* Jibaros
* Sara Yevo
* Indiana
* Affrilachia
* Breakfast in Hazard
* Kentucke
* Clifton II
December 9

**December 9th**

* 1768 – Joseph Holmes Desha born.
* 1851 – Thomas Hanson Paynter born.
* 1857 – John P. Gaines died, aged 62.
* 1862 – William Owsley died, aged 80.
* 1886 – Edward Porter Humphrey died, aged 77.
* 1888 – Fin Wilson born.
* 1914 – Mitchell Cary Alford died, aged 59.
* 1974 – David Akers born.
* 1981 – Kevin Groob born.
Earl McDonald

Earl McDonald (October 2, 1885 – April 28, 1949) was an African-American singer and jug blower, noted as a pioneer in creating and recording jug band music.

He was born October 2, 1885 in Louisville, Kentucky. He formed his first jug band in 1902 and toured widely, performing in New York City and Chicago by 1914. Later he established the Original Louisville Jug Band and the Old Southern Jug Band, which recorded in 1924 with the singer Sara Martin and the fiddle player Clifford Hayes, joining with Hayes to form the Dixieland Jug Blowers for recordings. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he performed regularly with his band, the Ballard Chefs, on radio station WHAS, helping to popularize jug band music, and made over 40 recordings, including his hits "She's in the Graveyard Now", "Jug Jubilee" and "In the Jailhouse Now".

McDonald died in Louisville April 28, 1949 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Louisville Cemetery. A gravestone was provided in 2009 at the instigation of supporters of the annual Jug Band Jubilee.
Ella in Bloom

Ella in Bloom is a novel written by Shelby Hearon. It was first published in 2001.

## Description

Award-winning author Shelby Hearon, an adept observer and commentator on human nature, focuses on the joys and sorrows of family relationships. Her latest success in marrying style to subject is Ella in Bloom, a novel exploring how it's never too late to make peace with yourself and with others. Terrell has asked her sister, Ella, to conceal her adulterous affair from the family. When Terrell dies in a plane crash just hours later en route to meet her lover, the lie takes on a life of its own.

Having spent life in the shadow of her "perfect" older sister, Ella comes face to face with unexpected challenges. Struggling to be honest, Ella feels love blossom in her heart for Rufus, Terrell's grieving spouse. Narrator Alyssa Bresnahan voices the changes in Ella's thoughts, actions, and words with great emotional depth, making the listener feel a connection to this blooming woman, a woman we all know.
Elizabeth Hardwick Bibliography

## Novels

* 1945 – The Ghostly Lover
* 1955 – The Simple Truth
* 1979 – Sleepless Nights

## Non-Fiction

* 1962 – A View of My Own
* 1974 – Seduction and Betrayal: Women and Literature
* 1983 – Bartleby in Manhattan and Other Essays
* 1998 – Sight-Readings: American Fictions
* 2000 – Herman Melville

## Short Story Collections

* 2010 – The New York Stories of Elizabeth Hardwick

## Short Stories

* 1948 – Evenings at Home
* 2010 – The Temptations of Dr. Hoffman
* 2010 – Evenings at Home
* 2010 – Yes and No
* 2010 – The Final Conflict
* 2010 – A Season's Romance
* 2010 – The Oak and the Axe
* 2010 – The Classless Society
* 2010 – The Purchase
* 2010 – Cross-town
* 2010 – The Bookseller
* 2010 – Back Issues
* 2010 – On the Eve
* 2010 – Shot: A New York Story