kentucky

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kentucky

Daniel Boone

young hunter and tracker
1986
Presents a look at the life and times of Daniel Boone, describing how the frontier hero blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap and led the first settlers into Kentucky, providing information on his childhood, growing up a Quaker, and his encounters with Native Americans.

My mountain song

2004
One summer day on her great-grandparents' Kentucky farm, a squabble with her cousin Melvin spurs Brenda Gail to begin choosing the moments that will become her own special song made of memories.

Kentucky facts and symbols

2000
Presents information about the state of Kentucky, its nickname, motto, and emblems.

Daniel Boone

2002
A biography of the pioneer who led the settlement of the area that is now Kentucky in the the late 1700s.

The feud

the Hatfields & McCoys, the true story
2013
Details the over one-hundred-year-long feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, covering the influence of the Civil War on the families, kidnapping, murders, legal battles, and more.

Clear Springs

a memoir
1999
A memoir in which author Bobbie Ann Mason tells the story of her Kentucky farm family and the challenges she and her parents and grandparents faced when the changing world intruded on their rural life.

Something to sing about

2008
Ten-year-old Jamie Jo's fear of bees keeps her inside most of the time, but a series of events that begins when her mother is excluded from the church choir brings about many changes, including new friendships and greater trust in God.

Magpie Gabbard and the quest for the buried moon

2007
In Kentucky in 1872, when goblins capture the moon, thirteen-year-old Magpie must rise above her family's fighting legacy and put her "cussedness" to use to save the moon and her loved ones, according to "the age-old prophecy.".

Daniel Boone

frontier scout
2003
Describes the life of Daniel Boone, including his exploration of Kentucky, his interaction with various Indian tribes, and his role in the westward expansion of the American frontier.

Daniel Boone and the exploration of the frontier

2000
Presents a biography of the legendary frontiersman who explored Kentucky and the route to the West leading to American expansion of the United States.

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