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Rose comes to an unwed home for young mothers after her husband is killed in a car accident but she knows she will be unable to care for her child without his help. Yet by the time she delivers the baby she cannot go through with an adoption.

The story of the childhood and young adult years of Abraham Lincoln. Abe himself tells the story of his years in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. He encounters the same problems that young adults have faced for generations: tensions with a demanding parent; the need for friendship and the need to be alone; feeling shy and awkward around girls; recurrent depression; and what path to follow in his life.

"Twelve-year-old Chestnut Hill's daddy stole her and the triplets away from their mama. At least, that's how Chestnut remembers it. It's 1921, and after nearly two years on the road with his traveling elixir show, Daddy's still making no move to go back to Kentucky and buy Mama that house. So Chestnut is forced to come up with her own plan to get home. At night, when Daddy and the triplets are in bed, she draws up flyers with the name of the next town they'll be traveling to. Before they leave each town and hoping her mama will see them, she nails up the flyers, leaving Mama an easy trail straight to her children. When that doesn't work, Chestnut is forced to try something bigger. But when her newest plan lands Daddy in jail and Mama has to come to the rescue, Chestnut discovers that things are not always as they seem"--Provided by publisher.

"Set in Depression-era America, . . . Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Horseback Librarians of Kentucky. What happens to them--and to the men they love--becomes a classic drama of loyalty, justice, humanity and passion. Though they face all kinds of dangers, they're committed to their job--bringing books to people who have never had any, sharing the gift of learning that will change their lives . . ."--Publisher provided.

A history of Kentucky, from its early exploration and settlement to the state today.

In a small coal town in Kentucky, the nine Cole children, having been besides themselves when they were each allowed to pick a Christmas present out of a catalog, receive a special gift none of them could have imagined could imagined following a few unhappy holiday moments.

Relates episodes from the life of Daniel Boone, a talented hunter and woodsman who helped explore the American West.

Tells the story of frontiersman Daniel Boone's capture in 1778 by Shawnee warriors who adopted him into the tribe where he remained until, fearing for the safety of his family and friends, he staged a daring escape.

Examines the life and legend of Daniel Boone, who explored the American frontier of the 1700s.

A simple introduction to Kentucky, focusing on its regions and their geographical features.