TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ireland,Robert M.
TI  - Little kingdoms: the counties of Kentucky, 1850-1891 
SN  - 9780813163468
AV  - JS451 .L588 1977
PY  - 1977///
CY  - Lexington
PB  - University Press of Kentucky
KW  - County government
KW  - Kentucky
KW  - History
KW  - Special districts
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Tilte; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Little Kingdoms; 2. Little Kings; 3. The Mad Scramble for Office; 4. Constitutional Convulsion and Confrontation; 5. Law and Order; 6. Court Day; 7. The Railroad Binge; 8. Fiscal Chaos; 9. Conclusion and Postscript; Notes; An Essay on Source; 2; b
N2  - Kentucky's counties though theoretically provinces of the state were in reality powerful semi-sovereign entities during the latter half of the 19th century. Their positive accomplishments were many. Government funds were wisely invested in internal improvements, road construction, law enforcement, tax collection, and relief of the poor. Keen competition for county offices, placed on an electoral basis by the Constitution of 1850, brought added vitality to Kentucky's uniquely intense political life, and the official day on which the county courts met continued to be the foremost social
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