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- État
- Book Title
- Contested Borderland
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education
- Features
- Dust Jacket, Signed
- Level
- Intermediate
- ISBN
- 9780813123899
- Subject Area
- History
- Publication Name
- Contested Borderland : the Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Subject
- United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
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During the four years of the Civil War, the border between eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia was highly contested territory, alternately occupied by both the Confederacy and the Union. Though this territory was sparsely populated, the geography of the region made it a desirable stronghold for future tactical maneuvers. As the war progressed, the Cumberland Gap quickly became the target of invasion and occupation efforts of both armies, creating a chaos that would strain not only the sol
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University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813123895
ISBN-13
9780813123899
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50797466
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Contested Borderland : the Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2005-034194
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
E470.45.M38 2005
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
Contested Borderland , Brian D. McKnight's well-researched narrative, represents one of the best recent, comprehensive examinations of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia.... I recommend [it] to all serious Civil War scholars and enthusiasts., "McKnight deserves praise for his effort to shed light on the long-neglected war in the mountains." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "A revealing and richly diverse account of the war in this too-neglected pocket of the South." -- Daniel E. Sutherland, editor of Guerrillas, Unionists, and Violence on the Conf, " Contested Borderland , Brian D. McKnight's well-researched narrative, represents one of the best recent, comprehensive examinations of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia.... I recommend [it] to all serious Civil War scholars and enthusiasts." -- Journal of American History, "McKnight's work has much to offer in covering the war in the Central Appalachian Divide and in explaining why this region's inhabitants choose their respective allegiances.-- Journal of East Tennessee History" -- Journal of East Tennessee History, Contested Borderland is the first detailed study of the Civil War on the eastern Kentucky border. The author's analysis of military tactics, political realities, and genuine hardship, is first rate., "As the only modern, comprehensive examination of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia, McKnight's book makes a wonderful contribution to Civil War history. I heartily recommend the book. Contested Borderland is a fine narrative history of a complex subject in a very complex region, and I hope it spawns more scholarship on the highland region during the Civil War." -- Indiana Magazine of History, Amply supplies the reader with an enjoyable and informational read that attempts to bridge a gap in Civil War history., "A revealing and richly diverse account of the war in this too-neglected pocket of the South." -- Daniel E. Sutherland, editor of Guerrillas, Unionists, and Violence on the Confederate Home Front, As the only modern, comprehensive examination of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia, McKnight�s book makes a wonderful contribution to Civil War history. I heartily recommend the book. Contested Borderland is a fine narrative history of a complex subject in a very complex region, and I hope it spawns more scholarship on the highland region during the Civil War., ""This book makes a major contribution to the study of the Civil War in the mountain South by... [keeping] clear both the big picture and its smaller components. Contested Borderland' s integration of campaign histories with the social chaos and civilian suffering initiated by those campaigns has made for a very valuable study."--Appalachian Journal" --, "McKnight's work has much to offer in covering the war in the Central Appalachian Divide and in explaining why this region's inhabitants choose their respective allegiances." -- Journal of East Tennessee History, "Comprehensive.... McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative.-- American Historical Review" -- W, ""McKnight's work has much to offer in covering the war in the Central Appalachian Divide and in explaining why this region's inhabitants choose their respective allegiances."--Journal of East Tennessee History" --, "Through firsthand accounts and original military documents, McKnight portrays a self-sustained population forced into a conflict from which they perceived they had little to gain and much to lose." -- Northern Kentucky Heritage, ""Contested Borderland, Brian D. McKnight's well-researched narrative, represents one of the best recent, comprehensive examinations of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia.... I recommend [it] to all serious Civil War scholars and enthusiasts."--Journal of American History" --, As the only modern, comprehensive examination of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia, McKnight's book makes a wonderful contribution to Civil War history. I heartily recommend the book. Contested Borderland is a fine narrative history of a complex subject in a very complex region, and I hope it spawns more scholarship on the highland region during the Civil War., " Contested Borderland is the first detailed study of the Civil War on the eastern Kentucky border. The author's analysis of military tactics, political realities, and genuine hardship, is first rate." -- West Virginia History, "Contested Borderlands, Brian D. McKnight's well-researched narrative, represents one of the best recent, comprehensive examinations of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia... I recommend [it] to all serious Civil War scholars and enthusiasts." -- Journal of American History, This book makes a major contribution to the study of the Civil War in the mountain South by... [keeping] clear both the big picture and its smaller components. Contested Borderland' s integration of campaign histories with the social chaos and civilian suffering initiated by those campaigns has made for a very valuable study., ""McKnight's book is an important contribution to the cumulative work of many other scholars who have explored the Civil War in Appalachia for the past two decades. His work adds to the geographic breadth and the thematic complexity of our collective understanding of the subject."--North Carolina Historical Review" --, McKnight shines a bright analytical light on mist-shrouded mountaintops, into darkened hollows, and along meandering creeks to illuminate the reasons why, from the earliest days of the war, commanders of both armies sought to recruit soldiers from among the region's insular and clannish population., ""A revealing and richly diverse account of the war in this too-neglected pocket of the South."--Daniel E. Sutherland, editor of Guerrillas, Unionists, and Violence on the Confederate Home Front" --, ""Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will appeal to both general and scholarly readers. This book is essential for all Appalachian regional and Civil War collections."--Journal of Southern History" --, McKnight's book is an important contribution to the cumulative work of many other scholars who have explored the Civil War in Appalachia for the past two decades. His work adds to the geographic breadth and the thematic complexity of our collective understanding of the subject., ""Contested Borderland is the first detailed study of the Civil War on the eastern Kentucky border. The author's analysis of military tactics, political realities, and genuine hardship, is first rate."-- Tim McKinney" -- West Virginia History, "The Civil War in southern Appalachia has received considerable scholarly analysis over the past few years, but until now there has been surprisingly little attention directed toward central Appalachia, which was fully significant militarily and suffered just as great a social and economic upheaval as did any part of the mountain South. Brian D. McKnight does much to fill that gap with his comprehensive new study of the war as experienced along the border of southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky. McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative." -- American Historical Review, ""The Civil War in southern Appalachia has received considerable scholarly analysis over the past few years, but until now there has been surprisingly little attention directed toward central Appalachia, which was fully significant militarily and suffered just as great a social and economic upheaval as did any part of the mountain South. Brian D. McKnight does much to fill that gap with his comprehensive new study of the war as experienced along the border of southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky. McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative."" -- American Historical Review, ""McKnight shines a bright analytical light on mist-shrouded mountaintops, into darkened hollows, and along meandering creeks to illuminate the reasons why, from the earliest days of the war, commanders of both armies sought to recruit soldiers from among the region's insular and clannish population."--Civil War Roundtable of DC Newsletter" --, "McKnight shines a bright analytical light on mist-shrouded mountaintops, into darkened hollows, and along meandering creeks to illuminate the reasons why, from the earliest days of the war, commanders of both armies sought to recruit soldiers from among the region's insular and clannish population.-- Civil War Roundtable of DC Newsletter" -- Civil War Roundtable of DC Newsletter, "Contested Borderland, Brian D. McKnight's well-researched narrative, represents one of the best recent, comprehensive examinations of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia.... I recommend [it] to all serious Civil War scholars and enthusiasts." -- Journal of American History, "Amply supplies the reader with an enjoyable and informational read that attempts to bridge a gap in Civil War history." -- Journal of Military History, ""Engaging and eminently readable.... A compelling account of an isolated world turned upside down by a war fought over issues few of its residents understood or cared much about."--Civil War Times" --, "Engaging and eminently readable.... A compelling account of an isolated world turned upside down by a war fought over issues few of its residents understood or cared much about." -- Civil War Times, "Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will appeal to both general and scholarly readers. This book is essential for all Appalachian regional and Civil War collections.-- Journal of Southern History" -- Journal of Southern History, Through firsthand accounts and original military documents, McKnight portrays a self-sustained population forced into a conflict from which they perceived they had little to gain and much to lose., "Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will appeal to both general and scholarly readers. This book is essential for all Appalachian regional and Civil War collections." -- Journal of Southern History, "Engaging and eminently readable.... A compelling account of an isolated world turned upside down by a war fought over issues few of its residents understood or cared much about.-- Civil War Times" -- Civil War Times, ""Contested Borderland is the first detailed study of the Civil War on the eastern Kentucky border. The author's analysis of military tactics, political realities, and genuine hardship, is first rate."" -- West Virginia History, "Contested Borderland is the first detailed study of the Civil War on the eastern Kentucky border. The author's analysis of military tactics, political realities, and genuine hardship, is first rate." -- West Virginia History, "Amply supplies the reader with an enjoyable and informational read that attempts to bridge a gap in Civil War history.-- Journal of Military History" -- Journal of Military History, ""Contested Borderland is the first detailed study of the Civil War on the eastern Kentucky border. The author's analysis of military tactics, political realities, and genuine hardship, is first rate."--West Virginia History" --, ""McKnight deserves praise for his effort to shed light on the long-neglected war in the mountains."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" --, Comprehensive.... McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative., "This book makes a major contribution to the study of the Civil War in the mountain South by... [keeping] clear both the big picture and its smaller components. Contested Borderland' s integration of campaign histories with the social chaos and civilian suffering initiated by those campaigns has made for a very valuable study.-- Appalachian Journal" -- Appalachian Journal, "This book makes a major contribution to the study of the Civil War in the mountain South by... [keeping] clear both the big picture and its smaller components. Contested Borderland' s integration of campaign histories with the social chaos and civilian suffering initiated by those campaigns has made for a very valuable study." -- Appalachian Journal, "Contested Borderland, Brian D. McKnight's well-researched narrative, represents one of the best recent, comprehensive examinations of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia... I recommend [it] to all serious Civil War scholars and enthusiasts." -- Journal of American History, "Through firsthand accounts and original military documents, McKnight portrays a self-sustained population forced into a conflict from which they perceived they had little to gain and much to lose.-- Northern Kentucky Heritage" -- Northern Kentucky Heritage, "Comprehensive.... McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative." -- W, "McKnight's book is an important contribution to the cumulative work of many other scholars who have explored the Civil War in Appalachia for the past two decades. His work adds to the geographic breadth and the thematic complexity of our collective understanding of the subject." -- North Carolina Historical Review, ""The Civil War in southern Appalachia has received considerable scholarly analysis over the past few years, but until now there has been surprisingly little attention directed toward central Appalachia, which was fully significant militarily and suffered just as great a social and economic upheaval as did any part of the mountain South. Brian D. McKnight does much to fill that gap with his comprehensive new study of the war as experienced along the border of southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky. McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative." -- American Historical Review" -- American Historical Review, ""Through firsthand accounts and original military documents, McKnight portrays a self-sustained population forced into a conflict from which they perceived they had little to gain and much to lose."--Northern Kentucky Heritage" --, "A revealing and richly diverse account of the war in this too-neglected pocket of the South.-- Daniel E. Sutherland, editor of Guerrillas, Unionists, and Violence on the Confederate Home Front" -- Daniel E. Sutherland, editor of Guerrillas, Unionists, and Violence on the Conf, McKnight's work has much to offer in covering the war in the Central Appalachian Divide and in explaining why this region's inhabitants choose their respective allegiances., ""The Civil War in southern Appalachia has received considerable scholarly analysis over the past few years, but until now there has been surprisingly little attention directed toward central Appalachia, which was fully significant militarily and suffered just as great a social and economic upheaval as did any part of the mountain South. Brian D. McKnight does much to fill that gap with his comprehensive new study of the war as experienced along the border of southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky. McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative."--American Historical Review" --, The Civil War in southern Appalachia has received considerable scholarly analysis over the past few years, but until now there has been surprisingly little attention directed toward central Appalachia, which was fully significant militarily and suffered just as great a social and economic upheaval as did any part of the mountain South. Brian D. McKnight does much to fill that gap with his comprehensive new study of the war as experienced along the border of southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky. McKnight adeptly juggles the military, social, and political complexities of this border war in a meticulously documented and often compelling narrative., "McKnight shines a bright analytical light on mist-shrouded mountaintops, into darkened hollows, and along meandering creeks to illuminate the reasons why, from the earliest days of the war, commanders of both armies sought to recruit soldiers from among the region's insular and clannish population." -- Civil War Roundtable of DC Newsletter, ""As the only modern, comprehensive examination of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia, McKnight's book makes a wonderful contribution to Civil War history. I heartily recommend the book. Contested Borderland is a fine narrative history of a complex subject in a very complex region, and I hope it spawns more scholarship on the highland region during the Civil War."--Indiana Magazine of History" --, Engaging and eminently readable.... A compelling account of an isolated world turned upside down by a war fought over issues few of its residents understood or cared much about., "As the only modern, comprehensive examination of the Civil War era in the mountain highlands of Kentucky and Virginia, McKnight's book makes a wonderful contribution to Civil War history. I heartily recommend the book. Contested Borderland is a fine narrative history of a complex subject in a very complex region, and I hope it spawns more scholarship on the highland region during the Civil War." -- Kent Masterson Brown, Indiana Magazine of History, ""Amply supplies the reader with an enjoyable and informational read that attempts to bridge a gap in Civil War history."--Journal of Military History" --, Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will appeal to both general and scholarly readers. This book is essential for all Appalachian regional and Civil War collections., "McKnight deserves praise for his effort to shed light on the long-neglected war in the mountains.-- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society" -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, "Engaging and eminently readable.... A compelling account of an isolated world turned upside down by a war fought over issues few of its residents understood or cared much about.Civil War Times" -- Civil War Times
Copyright Date
2006
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973.7/309755
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22
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Yes
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