Kentucky
Capturing Appalachia's "Mountain People"
Shelby Lee Adams' 1990 photograph of life in the eastern Kentucky mountains captured a poignant tradition
March 2010 |
By Abigail Tucker
The Kentucky Derby’s Forgotten Jockeys
African American jockeys once dominated the track. But by 1921, they had disappeared from the Kentucky Derby
April 24, 2009 |
By Lisa K. Winkler
Lexington Is Kim Edwards' Old Kentucky Home
Far from her Northern roots, the best-selling novelist discovers a new sense of home amid rolling hills and Thoroughbred farms
December 2008 |
By Kim Edwards
Derby Days
Thoroughbreds, mint juleps, big hats—the Kentucky Derby's place in American history
May 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
35 Who Made a Difference: Wendell Berry
A Kentucky poet draws inspiration from the land that sustains him
November 01, 2005 |
By Paul Trachtman
The Best Offense
A buried Civil War battery in a Kentucky suburb tells of valiant men standing at the ready... and waiting... and waiting....
September 2005 |
By Andrew Berg
