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Dogs On The Frontier: Human-Canine Relationships In Central Kentucky, 1770-1792, Andrew P. Patrick
Dogs On The Frontier: Human-Canine Relationships In Central Kentucky, 1770-1792, Andrew P. Patrick
Andrew P Patrick
Dogs played utilitarian roles, as hunting partners, sentries and trackers that provided assistance in the difficult physical landscape, but they also filled setters’ less obvious, psychological needs by serving as companions or by helping humans assert their dominance over the threats posed by the natural world.
Wasting Paradise: The Destruction Of The Bison On The Kentucky Frontier, Andrew P. Patrick
Wasting Paradise: The Destruction Of The Bison On The Kentucky Frontier, Andrew P. Patrick
Andrew P Patrick
Ultimately, the buffalo were casualties of the imposition of a new ecological order on the landscape as it underwent a transformation from hunting ground to agricultural system in the Euro-American model.
Before There Was Bluegrass: Central Kentucky Prior To European Settlement, Andrew P. Patrick
Before There Was Bluegrass: Central Kentucky Prior To European Settlement, Andrew P. Patrick
Andrew P Patrick
By drawing on scientific, archaeological and historical sources, this study aims to trace the dramatic changes in the landscape that occurred before American settlers arrived to create an “agroecosystem” geared toward sustaining and enriching a growing populace. What emerges is a new periodization of central Kentucky’s ecological history. The landscape was not a static background factor passively awaiting European arrival; instead it underwent multiple transformations due to the changing interactions of human and natural influences.
Built On Black Backs: Inner Bluegrass Agriculture, 1850-1878, Andrew P. Patrick
Built On Black Backs: Inner Bluegrass Agriculture, 1850-1878, Andrew P. Patrick
Andrew P Patrick
This study supports and builds on historical literature on antebellum agriculture in the Inner Bluegrass by providing a greater emphasis on the central role played by black slaves. It goes further to examine the transition from a slave to a free society and the choices made by emancipated African Americans in the early years of this transition. The overall conclusion, that African Americans were central to Inner Bluegrass agriculture, through their labor and their choices, applies equally to the antebellum and postbellum eras.
The Kentucky Association For The Improvement Of Breeds Of Stock: Natural Advantages And Market Motivations, Andrew P. Patrick
The Kentucky Association For The Improvement Of Breeds Of Stock: Natural Advantages And Market Motivations, Andrew P. Patrick
Andrew P Patrick
The Kentucky Association for the Improvement of Breeds of Stock operated to promote horse breeding and racing in the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky during the 19th century, taking advantage of the areas suitability for high quality livestock and growing national markets for superior stock.