tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post208141147139310114..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: New Books about Hopkinsville, KY HistoryGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-20780614323789716752009-01-04T21:41:00.000-06:002009-01-04T21:41:00.000-06:00The book Christian County is interesting, but you ...The book <I>Christian County</I> is interesting, but you probably won't see many familiar buildings in it.<BR/><BR/>From the book's introduction: "<I>Christian County</I> is a presentation through images of structures spanning a construction period from before 1800 to 1915. They are all gone, destroyed by wind, fire, or human neglect and demolition." In other words, the buildings in the book exist only in photographs.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0738553204" REL="nofollow"><I>Hopkinsville</I></A> in the Arcadia "Then and Now" series and <A HREF="http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0738543373" REL="nofollow"><I>Hopkinsville</I></A> in the Arcadia "Postcard History" series will have some buildings you'll remember from your time in Hopkinsville, I think.<BR/><BR/>William Turner was a co-author of both of these books. He worked with Chris Gilkey on the "Then and Now" book and with Donna Stone (director of the Pennyroyal Museum in Hopkinsville) on the "Postcard History" book.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-80613220549184293992009-01-04T06:50:00.000-06:002009-01-04T06:50:00.000-06:00This looks like something else to add to my librar...This looks like something else to add to my library. I hope you have a wonderful New Year, Genevieve.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604780070187163751noreply@blogger.com