| CHAPTER I. - |
ORIGIN AND MEANING OF NAMES |
1 |
| CHAPTER II. - |
EARLY INDIAN OCCUPANCY OF THE OHIO
VALLEY |
15 |
| CHAPTER III. - |
DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION BY THE
ENGLISH OF THE OHIO COMPANY |
40 |
| CHAPTER IV. - |
THE INDIAN TITLE TO KENTUCKY AND ITS
EXTINCTION |
49 |
| CHAPTER V. - |
THE EXPLORATION OF DR. THOMAS WALKER |
57 |
| CHAPTER VI. - |
EXPLORATION OF KENTUCKY BY CHRISTOPHER
GIST |
67 |
| CHAPTER VII. - |
MRS. MARY INGLES - THE FIRST WHITE
WOMAN IN KENTUCKY |
75 |
| CHAPTER VIII. - |
THE SANDY CREEK VOYAGE |
94 |
| CHAPTER IX. - |
SWIFT'S SILVER MINES |
110 |
| CHAPTER X. - |
THE FOUNDING OF HARMAN'S STATION |
134 |
| CHAPTER XI. - |
TRANSYLVANIA AND THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS |
160 |
| CHAPTER XII. - |
KENTUCKY IN THE REVOLLUTION |
173 |
| CHAPTER XIII. - |
AFTER THE REVOLUTION -
INDIAN TROUBLES
BATTLE OF BLUE LICKS |
185 |
| CHAPTER XIV. - |
STATIONS AND EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN
KENTUCKY |
200 |
| CHAPTER XV. - |
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LAND
SYSTEM, COUNTIES, TOWNS. |
212 |
| CHAPTER XVI. - |
BEGINNINGS IN THE MOVEMENT FOR
SEPARATION FROM VIRGINIA |
221 |
| CHAPTER XVII. - |
THE FIRST THREE CONVENTIONS |
226 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. - |
THE FOURTH CONVENTION
THE FIRST AND SECOND ENABLING ACTS |
235 |
| CHAPTER XIX. - |
TRADE RIGHTS DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
THE FIFTH CONVENTION |
239 |
| CHAPTER XX. - |
WILKINSON AND THE SPANISH TRADE |
245 |
| CHAPTER XXI. - |
THE SPANISH PLOT
THE SIXTH CONVENTION |
252 |
| CHAPTER XXII. - |
THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH CONSPIRACY
THE SEVENTH CONVENTION |
260 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. - |
THE SPANISH COLONIZATION SCHEME
THE EIGHTH AND NINTH CONVENTIONS |
269 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. - |
CONSTITUTION AND UNION |
279 |
| CHAPTER XXV. - |
KENTUCKY, CHARACTER AND SOCIETY AT THE
BEGINNING OF STATEHOOD |
286 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. - |
MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS,
1776-1792 |
297 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. - |
PUTTING THE GOVERNMENT INTO OPERATION:
EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL CONTROVERSIES |
307 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. - |
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS AND THE FRENCH SCHEME
AGAINST LOUISIANA |
318 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. - |
GEORGE ROGERS CLARK AND THE FRENCH
ENTERPRISE |
325 |
| CHAPTER XXX. - |
GOVERNOR SHELBY AND THE FRENCH
ENTERPRISE |
336 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. - |
KENTUCKY AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON
THE OPENING OF THE MISSISSIPPI |
346 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. - |
SPAIN AND THE GENET EPISODE: FURTHER
SPANISH PLOTS |
359 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. - |
CONQUERING THE NORTHWEST INDIANS:
THE CAMPAIGNS OF HARMAR, ST. CLAIR, AND WAYNE |
376 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. - |
THE SECOND CONSTITUTION |
390 |
| CHAPTER XXXV. - |
FEDERAL RELATIONS: THE
RESOLUTIONS OF 1798 AND 1799 |
403 |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. - |
KENTUCKY AND THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE |
424 |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. - |
AARON BURR IN KENTUCKY |
434 |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. - |
THE SEQUEL TO THE BURR CONSPIRACY:
kENTUCKY LOYALTY TO THE UNION |
457 |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. - |
EARLY PARTIES AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT |
469 |
| CHAPTER XL. - |
MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTAROUND 1800 |
485 |
| CHAPTER XLI - |
AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPMENT AROUND 1800 |
499 |
| CHAPTER XLII. - |
BANKS AND BANKING AROUND 1800 |
511 |
| CHAPTER XLIII. - |
EARLY BOUNDARY DISPUTES |
516 |
| CHAPTER XLIV. - |
SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS, 1792
- 1810 |
524 |
| CHAPTER XLV. - |
KENTUCKY IN THE WAR OF 1812 |
545 |
| CHAPTER XLVI. - |
THE KENTUCKY CHARACTER AND THE WAR |
569 |
| CHAPTER XLVII. - |
SLAUGHTER AND THE DISPUTED
GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION |
580 |
| CHAPTER XLVIII. - |
SPECULATION
BANK MANIA AND HARD TIMES |
592 |
| CHAPTER XLIX. - |
REPLEVIN LAWS AND RELIEF: THE
BANK OF THE COMMONWEALTH |
607 |
| CHAPTER L. - |
THE STRUGGLES AGAINST THE JUDICIARY
OLD COURT AND NEW COURT |
623 |
| CHAPTER LI. - |
STATE RIGHTS VERSUS THE UNITED STATES
BANK AND COURTS: THE OCCUPYING CLAIMAN LAWS |
674 |
| CHAPTER LII. - |
DEMOCRATS AND WHIGS |
692 |
| CHAPTER LIV. - |
THE ERA OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS AND
THE BEGINNING OF RAILROADS |
721 |
| CHAPTER LV. - |
ECONOMIC PROGRESS DURING THE MIDDLE
PERIOD |
739 |
| CHAPBER LVI. - |
EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT DURING THE
MIDDLE PERIOD |
753 |
| CHAPTER LVII. - |
SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
DURING THE MIDDLE PERIOD |
769 |
| CHAPTER LVIII. - |
SLAVERY |
796 |
| CHAPTER LIX. - |
NATIONAL PROBLEMS AND THE THIRD
CONSTITUTION |
821 |
| CHAPTER LX. - |
BREAKING THE BONDS OF THE UNION |
842 |
| CHAPTER LXI. - |
NEUTRALITY AND THE UNIOIN |
853 |
| CHAPTER LXII. - |
COMMERCE AND COMMERCIAL RESTRICTIONS IN
WAR TIMES |
868 |
| CHAPTER LXIII. - |
CIVIL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS DURING THE
WAR |
885 |
| CHAPTER LXIV. - |
EFFECTS OF THE WAR |
906 |
| CHAPTER LXV. - |
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE OHIO
VALLEY AND THE SOUTH - 1865-1872 |
922 |
| CHAPTER LXVI. - |
RECENT STATE HISTORY |
987 |
| CHAPTER LXVII. - |
GEOLOGY OF KENTUCKY |
1016 |
| CHAPTER LXVIII. - |
AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE KENTUCKY
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (1838-1922) |
1031 |
| CHAPTER LXIX. - |
THE ADVENTURES OF COLONEL DANIEL BOONE. |
1035 |
| CHAPTER LXX. - |
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY |
1049 |
| CHAPTER LXXI. - |
THE INFLUENCE OF HENRY CLAY ON
POLITICAL OPINION IN KENTUCKY |
1061 |
| CHAPTER LXXII. - |
GOVERNORS OF KENTUCKY |
1071 |
| CHAPTER LXXIII. - |
UNITED STATES SENATORS FROM KENTUCKY |
1082 |
| CHAPTER LXXIV. - |
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY |
1099 |
| CHAPTER LXXV. - |
OFFICERS FROM KENTUCKY IN THE CIVIL WAR |
1114 |
| CHAPTER LXXVI. - |
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BATTLES AND
SKIRMISHES IN KENTUCKY IN THE CIVIL WAR |
1155 |
| CHAPTER LXXVII. - |
THE ROMANCE OF TOBACCO AND ITS EARLY
INTRODUCTION IN KENTYCKY |
1162 |
| CHAPTER LXXVIII. - |
THE GROWTH AND CULTURE OF TOBACCO IN
KENTUCKY |
1177 |
| CHAPTER LXXIX. - |
EARLY TAVERNS AND TRAVELERS IN CENTRAL
KENTUCKY |
1188 |
| CHAPTER LXXX. - |
THE CUMBERLAND GAP REGION |
1197 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY - |
LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL AUTHORITIES
CONSULTED
GENEAL WORKS |
1212 |