{"product_id":"kentucky-confederates-secession-civil-war-and-the-jackson-purchase-hardcover","title":"Kentucky Confederates: Secession, Civil War, and the Jackson Purchase - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBerry Craig\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, the majority of Kentuckians supported the Union under the leadership of Henry Clay, but one part of the state presented a striking exception. The Jackson Purchase--bounded by the Mississippi River to the west, the Ohio River to the north, and the Tennessee River to the east--fought hard for separation and secession, and produced eight times more Confederates than Union soldiers. Supporting states' rights and slavery, these eight counties in the westernmost part of the commonwealth were so pro-Confederate that the Purchase was dubbed \"the South Carolina of Kentucky.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first dedicated study of this key region, \u003ci\u003eKentucky Confederates\u003c\/i\u003e provides valuable insights into a misunderstood and understudied part of Civil War history. Author Berry Craig begins by exploring the development of the Purchase from 1818, when Andrew Jackson and Isaac Shelby acquired it from the Chickasaw tribe. Geographically isolated from the rest of the Bluegrass State, the area's early settlers came from the South, and rail and river trade linked the region to Memphis and western Tennessee rather than to points north and east.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraig draws from an impressive array of primary documents, including newspapers, letters, and diaries, to reveal the regional and national impact this unique territory had on the nation's greatest conflict. Offering an important new perspective on this rebellious borderland and its failed bid for secession, \u003ci\u003eKentucky Confederates\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as the standard text on the subject for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBerry Craig\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of history at West Kentucky Community and Technical College in Paducah, is the author of\u003ci\u003e Hidden History of Western Kentucky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Tales of Old-Time Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon, and Burgoo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Kentucky in the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHidden History of Kentucky Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56096534790449,"sku":"9780813146928","price":83.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/4c-_2Z7FDA9780813146928.webp?v=1788422329","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/kentucky-confederates-secession-civil-war-and-the-jackson-purchase-hardcover","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}