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Poems; 56 pages. Winner of the 2004 Pearl Poetry Prize

Poems; 114 pages. Contributors: Sarah Appleton Aguiar, Joy Bale Boone, Rebecca Luttrell Briley, Linda Caldwell, Audrey M. Clark, Jenny Galloway Collins, Courtney Combs, Elizabeth Demske, Bernadette Dieker, LaDonna Eastman, Normandi Ellis, Kate Ellison, Beth Flanagan, Marguerite Floyd, Martha Gallion Gehringer, Jane Gentry, Dorian Gittleman, Sarah Gorham, Karen D. Harryman, Kiya Heartwood, Amanda Houpt, Marcia L. Hurlow, Trish Lindsey Jaggers, Elizabeth Johnson, Ann Jonas, Sandi B. Keaton-Wilson, Leatha Kendrick, George Ella Lyon, Erin Milburn, Maggie Miles, M. Kay Miller, Mary Ellen Miller, Maureen Morehead, Krista Nichols, Elizabeth Oakes, Sara O'Bryan, Jane Olmsted, Paula Raines, Dee Reynolds, Margaret Ricketts, Nancy Roberts, Diane Russell, Anne Shelby, Kathy Skaggs, Peggy Steele, Jane Stuart, Dorothy Sutton, Allison Thorpe; Diana Timmerding, Wilma Gayle Waddell, Brenda Kay White. Eva Whittle; and Laverne Zabielski.

Poems; 77 pages. A poetic biography of Emily Dickinson and those close to her. Although Dickinson never left her home after the age of thirty, she had a rich emotional life that included her sister, brother, sister-in-law, her brother's lover, and the household staff. This book explores these relationships in the context of Dickinson's own time and in her current status as an icon.

Poems; 6 pages. A biography of Mercy Dudley Woodbridge, Anne Bradstreet's sister, in poems.

Poems; 77 pages.

The Athens of the West. The Horse Capital of the World. The Home to the Greatest Tradition in College Basketball. Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington has a lot of names and an even richer history. The region played an oversized role in America's educational, political, religious and cultural development. Visit a historic AME church in downtown Lexington that was a stop on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. Walk through fifteen local historic districts. Explore an equine cemetery. Join historians Foster Ockerman Jr. and Peter Brackney on a tour through historic sites and buildings in Lexington and central Kentucky.

Untold tidbits of equine history is revealed by historian and seventh generation Kentuckian Foster Ockerman Jr. Horse racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth century, and some of that history remains untold. The Seventeenth Earl of Derby made the trip from England to Louisville for the famed Kentucky Derby. Many famous African American jockeys grew up in the area but fled to Europe during the Jim Crow era. Gambling on races is a popular pastime, but betting in the early days caused significant changes in the sport. Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky details the rich and the lesser-known history at the tracks in the Bluegrass State.

"Historic Lexington: Heart of the Blue Grass recounts, through word and picture, the rich and colorful story of Lexington and Fayette County. The story encompasses the first exploration by European settlers in the area by the William McConnell party in 1775, in what was then Kentucky County, Virginia. It tells how, by 1820, Lexington had become one of the largest and wealthiest towns west of the Allegheny Mountains, and was renowned as the Athens of the West . The book relates the stories of notable figures who left their mark on Lexington, including among others: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Vice President John C. Breckenridge, Secretary of State Henry Clay and Lexington native Mary Todd Lincoln. It chronicles how horses and racing came to the Blue Grass region and gave Lexington the title of Horse Capital of the World. And it focuses on contemporary Lexington and its development as a center for education, commerce, industry and tourism through the announcement of new plans for the Rupp Arena District and the University of Kentucky s eighth national basketball championship." --Amazon

Housed at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center.