The fall of Kentucky's rock : western Kentucky Democratic politics since the New Deal / George G. Humphreys.

This book offers an examination of a region that is often overlooked in political histories of the Bluegrass State. The author traces the arc of politics and the economy in western Kentucky from avid support of the Democratic Party to its twenty-first century identity as a Republican stronghold. He...

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Uniform Title:Topics in Kentucky history.
Main Author: Humphreys, George G., 1949- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2022.
Series:Topics in Kentucky history.
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Physical Description:xiii, 352 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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