KENTUCKY'S LAST FRONTIER
Henry P. Scalf

A history of the exploration, settlement, and development of a vast mountain empire encompassed by several Eastern Kentucky counties with emphasis on the Civil War in the area, and a presentation of the historical foundations of problems that plague a people.

“Mr. Scalf has written of every phase of life in Eastern Kentucky. He writes of a land he loves and understands. Its story is an intimate part of his emotional and physical fiber....”
—Dr. Thomas D. Clark,
University of Kentucky