Heroes and Horses: Tales of the Bluegrass

by Philip Ardery

Book Overview

War hero. Lawyer. U.S. Senate candidate. Horse lover. Farm boy. Fundraiser. To this impressive list add one more role ably filled by Philip Ardery: master storyteller. Heroes and Horses presents a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813119928
• ISBN13: 9780813119922
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

reviews from the publisher

Reviews:Well-written, with a genuine human appeal."-Thomas D. Clark "The real juice in this book is in Ardery's recollections of farm life, the people of the farms, and the history and atmosphere of Bourbon County."-John Ed Pearce "The Bluegrass is indeed fortunate to have produced someone who captures its rich legacy as capably as Ardery." -Georgia Historical Quarterly "Ardery's description of growing up as the son of a gentleman farmer-attorney is so vivid and loving you'll feel you are roaming through the woods and fields in his shoes." -Spur Magazine "Ardery writes about his family and his boyhood, portraits of a time gone by when life was gentler and far more respectable. He picked his topics well and set about to tell each story in a way to please anyone with even a passing interest in Kentucky." -Louisville Courier Journal