The Breckinridges of Kentucky
James C. Klotter
The University Press of Kentucky 
Sachbuch / Biographien, Autobiographien
Beschreibung
Across more than six generations—beginning before the Revolutionary War—the Breckinridge family has produced a series of notable leaders. These often controversial men and women included a presidential candidate, a U.S. vice president, cabinet members, generals, women's rights advocates, congressmen, editors, reformers, authors, and church leaders. Along with success, the Breckinridges, like other Americans, faced hardship and war, contended with race, lived through difficult family situations—including a sex scandal—and encountered personal and political failure. An articulate, opinionated, and frank family, the Breckinridges have left a detailed record that allows us a vivid recreation of the range of American history and society.
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20th century, family history, revolutionary war, colonial virginia, pre-revolutionary war, sex scandal, kentucky history, breckinridge family, general, congress, us vice president, kentucky, history, antebellum, politics, reformer, women's rights, presidential candidate, cabinet member, army of tennessee, congressman