Bell County, Kentucky: A Brief History

by Tim Cornett

Book Overview

Site of the Gateway to the West, the Cumberland Gap, the history of Kentucky begins right here in Bell County. Early pioneers like Thomas Walker and Daniel Boone endured the untamed wilderness and opened the door to the Bluegrass for civilizations to follow. Those who subsequently made their homes here--who eked a living out of the rocky soil, survived civil war, world war, labor war and the booms and busts of timber and coal--have preserved this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159629809X
• ISBN13: 9781596298095
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"