James C. Klotter
James C. Klotter is an American historian who has served as the State Historian of Kentucky since 1980.[1] Klotter also is a history professor at Georgetown College and one of the co-authors of Kentucky's staple history book A New History of Kentucky. Klotter received a Ph.D. in History from the University of Kentucky, and he has been awarded honorary degrees from Eastern Kentucky University and Union College.[2] Klotter was the Executive Director of the Kentucky Historical Society for many years, and he was an associate editor of the Kentucky Encyclopedia.[3] In 2015, the Boyd County High School chapter of the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society was named in his honor.[4] Today Klotter lives with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky.[5]
Major works
- William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath. Lexington, Kentucky. 1977.[6]
- A New History of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 1997.
- A Concise History of Kentucky.[7]
- History Mysteries.
- Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox, 1900-1950.
- Kentucky Justice, Southern Honor, and American Manhood: Understanding the Life and Death of Richard Reid.
- The Breckinridges of Kentucky.
- Faces of Kentucky.
- Genealogies of Kentucky Families, from the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Volume O – Y.
- Appalachian Ghost Stories: Tales from Bloody Breathitt. Klotter wrote the foreword.[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/publicaffairs/posts/3695/ http://www.c-span.org/person/?jamesklotter
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/publicaffairs/posts/3695/ http://www.c-span.org/person/?jamesklotter
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/publicaffairs/posts/3695/ http://www.c-span.org/person/?jamesklotter
- ↑ "About". James Klotter Chapter - Boyd County High School. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/publicaffairs/posts/3695/ http://www.c-span.org/person/?jamesklotter
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/William-Goebel-Politics-Bicentennial-Bookshelf/dp/0813193435
- ↑ http://kentuckypress.com/live/title_detail.php?titleid=2270#.VB12V_ldXVo http://www.amazon.com/James-C.-Klotter/e/B001H6SNUK
- ↑ http://www.kyenc.org/entry/g/GOEBE02.html https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/70730.James_C_Klotter