The Kentucky RiverWilliam E. Ellis.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Kentucky: Time and the River -- Folds, Faults, and Uplifts: The Geology of the Kentucky -- Riding the Tide: Logging and Rafting on the Kentucky -- Harnessing the River: Ferries, Bridges, and Dams -- The River Always Wins: Flooding, Drowning, and Drought on the Kentucky -- My Mind on the River: The Kentucky River as Subculture -- Don't Step in a Shadow: Working on the Kentucky -- Whither the Kentucky? The River, the People, the Future.

"Beginning with an intriguing overview of the river's formation and characteristics, Ellis shows how the stream has helped shape Kentucky's environment, economy, and political culture. In centuries past, flotillas of flatboats carried whiskey, pork, and valuable raw materials downriver to markets in Louisiana. Later, the river became a source of entertainment as showboats brought theater, movies, music, and dancing to otherwise isolated communities."

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