About the Author

Lowell H. Harrison, professor emeritus of history at Western Kentucky University, is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Lincoln of Kentucky and The Antislavery Movement in Kentucky.

Reviews

"One of the standard reference works on the commonwealth's history." -- Register of the Kentucky Historical Society

"Provides concise accounts of the lives of each governor [and] insights into the governors' evolving constitutional powers and their changing roles in political debates and policy information." -- Kentucky Monthly

"Provides informative and scholarly sketches...could serve as a good model for similar volumes about officials of other states." -- Journal of American History