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Allan Eckert’s Winning of America Series
This Jesse Stuart Foundation best-selling series details accounts of frontiersmen and Native Americans and many dramatic events of the time period. Many years of research went into this popular series that also tells the story of wilderness America itself, its penetration and settlement.
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Jesse Stuart Junior Books
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“Jesse Stuart: An Extraordinary Life” a recommended read
Jesse Stuart was born on August 8, 1906. To celebrate his birthday and his many contributions to life in eastern Kentucky, my next three articles will focus on Stuart’s life and works. The late Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Jesse Hilton Stuart, published 2,000 poems, 460 short stories, and more than 60 books. He was one of Appalachia’s best known and most anthologized authors, and his works have been translated [...]
Regional Readers group meeting July 25
The Regional Readers book discussion group will meet on Tuesday, July 25 in the former JSF Conference Room (now Right Eye Graphics). Coffee and conversation at 2 p.m.; book discussion at 2:30 p.m. The July selection is Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History by Brian Kilmeade. In March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred more than 200 Texans [...]
Adventure story, biography, western, history fitting labels for “Simon Kenton, Kentucky Scout”
Adventure story, biography, western, history, “Simon Kenton, Kentucky Scout” fits all these descriptions. Its vivid, intense language tells the story of Kentucky’s exploration and settlement through the life of the young frontiersman. Kenton was born April 3, 1755, in Fauquier County, Virginia, the son of Mark and Mary (Miller) Kenton. He refused to attend school and remained illiterate all his life, learning only to sign his name. At age [...]
Onkst, JSF board chairman, visits to sign copies of his book Presidential Visits to Kentucky
Wayne Onkst, Chairman of the JSF Board of Directors, was here today to sign copies of his book, Presidential Visits to Kentucky: 1819-2017, that will be distributed to underserved high school and public libraries throughout Kentucky. The distribution project is made possible by a generous grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
JSF receives grant from Kentucky Colonels to distribute “Presidential Visits to Kentucky”
The JSF received a $5,000 grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels to distribute copies of Presidential Visits to Kentucky: 1819-2017 by Wayne Onkst to underserved public libraries and high schools throughout Kentucky. This year, the HOKC will award $3.1 million in grants supporting 343 nonprofits, impacting more than 3.8 million Kentuckians. Grants are made possible through donations from contributing Kentucky Colonels from throughout the Commonwealth and around the [...]