Kentucky

Kentucky
Author: Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 630
Release: 1954
Genre: Automobile travel
ISBN:

During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S. These volumes that were produced became known as the American Guide Series. This series has been described as the biggest, fastest and most original research job in the history of the world. No library collection in Kentucky would be complete without a copy of Kentucky: A Guide To The Bluegrass State.

The WPA Guide to Kentucky

The WPA Guide to Kentucky
Author: F. Kevin Simon
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2014-10-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813158699

One of the first great reference tools on the Commonwealth, this WPA Guide is an important, vital part of our heritage. While it includes brief essays describing Kentucky's history, folklore, education, industry, geology, ethnic mix and other topics, the most remarkable feature is the driving tours that are as accurate today as they were more than half a century ago. Careful annotations give directions, point out historical and tourist sites, describe the country side, and even provide mileage for the drives.

Arab Historians of the Crusades (Routledge Revivals)

Arab Historians of the Crusades (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Francesco Gabrieli
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2009-10-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135176078

The recapture of Jerusalem, the siege of acre, the fall of Tripoli, the effect in Baghdad of events in Syria; these and other happenings were faithfully recorded by Arab historians during the two centuries of the Crusades. First published in English in 1969, this book presents 'the other side' of the Holy War, offering the first English translation of contemporary Arab accounts of the fighting between Muslim and Christian. Extracts are drawn from seventeen different authors encompassing a multitude of sources: The general histories of the Muslim world, The chronicles of cities, regions and their dynasties Contemporary biographies and records of famous deeds. Overall, this book gives a sweeping and stimulating view of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes.