The three Kentucky presidents--Lincoln, Taylor, Davis
by Holman Hamilton
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The three Kentucky presidents -- Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis -- were profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the South, the East and the Western Frontier. Holman Hamilton asserts that these leaders were personally and politically influenced by their connections to the state. The contrasting traits of western frontiersman and southern aristocrat illuminate Kentucky's heritage and affected Taylor, show more Lincoln, and Davis, presidents during one of America's most troubled eras. Frontier values influenced Lincoln's. show lessTags
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A silly little book that stretches all belief in its attempt to assert Kentucky's influence on the character of three presidents, Lincoln, Taylor and Jeff Davis. At least it is mercifully short.
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Holman Hamilton was professor emeritus of history at the University of Kentucky.
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