Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-420) and index.

This volume of the Rivers of America series, edited by Stephen Vincent Benet and Carl Carmer, traces the history of life along the Kentucky River from colonial days. The river -- John swift's silver -- Boonesborough, frontier outpost -- Off to 'orleans -- Kentucky steamboats -- Bluegrass kentuckian -- Kentuckian, mountaineer -- "All hands up and circle left" -- A land in which to dream -- Shakers -- Hard-shells -- Funeralizing -- A kentucky symbol -- Graham's springs -- Born to be a princess -- Dr. warfield's colt lexington -- Lion of white hall -- Shryock's ferry -- Nancy hanks -- The log run -- Moonshiners -- Politics, kentucky style -- Kentucky must eat -- This is the kentucky