Farther Along: Origins of the Cobb, Pope, and Ball Families of Harlan County, Kentucky (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781794886346)

The book traces the progenitors of the Harlan County, Kentucky, Cobb, Pope, and Ball families from their known North American origins in colonial Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina to their eventual settlement in eastern Tennessee, western Virginia, and southeastern Kentucky. Substantial national, state, and local history is included in the narrative for the purpose of setting the people discussed in the context of their times. Issues such as the Methodist Church and the slavery issue, and Kentucky and the secession crisis are considered, as is Harlan County and the Civil War. Much attention is given to Harlan County's political history, from its Democratic-Whig beginnings to the Radical Republicanism of the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877. The narrative ends about 1900. Roughly 100 of the 500 pages of the book are exhibits.

Author: John Rhinehart
ISBN-10: 1794886346
ISBN-13: 9781794886346
Publisher: Lulu Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2020
Pages: 516
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.61lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.04d