Lore of the Meadowland : Short Studies in Kentuckiana

Stapled, tan wraps with black titles. Some edge, corner and surface weat with a half-dollar sized stain on rear, near bottom, that does not affect interior. Book is square with a secure binding -- no tears or chips. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 34 pages; Three short Kentucky biographies by well-known Kentucky historian. Most interesting information on Rev. London Ferrill, a former slave who became, in Townsend's words, "Kentucky's greatest Negro preacher." Another biography is on Kentucky African-American poet, Joseph S. Cotter. These two biographies remain as basic sources of information on two important, though little-known, African-Americans. The third biography is of Horace Holley, the third President of Old Transylvania. This publication is a stated Limited Edition of 250. It is hand numbered 220 and initialed "JWT" by Townsend. This copy is signed with a long inscription on the ffep, dated 1912.; Signed by Author

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Publisher: Press of J. L. Richardson & Co.

Year: 1911

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

Signed

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