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Full Description
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.
Contents
Dividing the Bloody Ground
Happy Days Begin
Strong Man from Morganfield
Not a Great First Act
Brawls in the House of Factions
Sounds of a Different Drum
The Ducks Line Up
Tax Money Makes the Mare Go
The Calm Revolutionaries
Of Trucks, Clocks, and Varmints
The Shackles of Tradition
Win Some, Lose Some
The Delicate Balance
The Kingmakers and the Candidates
A Party Divided Once More
Tale of a Fate Foretold
Hard Times Now Are Gone
Epilogue. How It Can Be Done
