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1 online resource (197 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Little Kingdoms; 2. Little Kings; 3. The Mad Scramble for Office; 4. Constitutional Convulsion and Confrontation; 5. Law and Order; 6. Court Day; 7. The Railroad Binge; 8. Fiscal Chaos; 9. Conclusion and Postscript; Notes; An Essay on Source. |
| Summary |
Kentucky's counties though theoretically provinces of the state were in reality powerful semi-sovereign entities during the latter half of the 19th century. Their positive accomplishments were many. Government funds were wisely invested in internal improvements, road construction, law enforcement, tax collection, and relief of the poor. Keen competition for county offices, placed on an electoral basis by the Constitution of 1850, brought added vitality to Kentucky's uniquely intense political life, and the official day on which the county courts met continued to be the foremost social ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
County government -- Kentucky -- History.
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County government. |
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Kentucky. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ireland, Robert M., 1937- Little kingdoms. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©1977 0813113512 (DLC) 76024341 (OCoLC)3173292 |
| ISBN |
9780813163468 (electronic book) |
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0813163463 (electronic book) |
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9780813153124 |
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9780813113517 |
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0813153123 |
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