How Did I Choose My Kentucky Authors?

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These are the conditions which I used to select My Kentucky Authors:

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1.  The author had to either be born in Kentucky, or, as Larry Arnett in The Guide so nicely stated, "established a strong identification or relationship" with Kentucky.

2. An author who had at least four book publications (self-published or publishing house)

3. An author recognized by others for their works. 

 

I sometimes looked the other way on the second condition for some of my Kentucky authors.

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I narrowed the field of Kentucky authors down even more with these stipulations:

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• No authors would be on my list who only published military books about military personnel, military campaigns, battles, events, ceremonies or weapons.

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• No authors who only published geography books, demography books, topography books or paleontology books.

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• No authors who only published histories of Kentucky, counties, towns, cities, colleges, homes, local sites or popular places.​

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• No authors who only published histories of denominations, churches, preachers, religious ceremonies, etc.

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I may return to these authors in the future and read their works, but for now they are off my list.

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These conditions and stipulations helped to form my list of Kentucky authors.

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This is by no means a final list, just the opposite.  My list already has changed over time - and will continue changing.

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If you believe that I missed a Kentucky author who should be added to my list, please contact me.

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