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American historian
James C. Klotter is an American
historian who has served as the State Historian of Kentucky since 1980.
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[2] Klotter is also 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 .
[1] Klotter was the executive director of the
Kentucky Historical Society for many years, and he was an associate editor of the Kentucky Encyclopedia.
[1] In 2015, the
Boyd County High School chapter of the
Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society was named in his honor.
[3] In 2022, he was inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame for 2022 by the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning.
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As of 2017, Klotter lives with his wife in
Lexington, Kentucky .
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Major works
William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath . Lexington, Kentucky. 1977.
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A New History of Kentucky . University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 1997.
A Concise History of Kentucky .
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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.
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References
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"Public Affairs" . Ket.org . Retrieved 10 August 2017 .
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"James C. Klotter - C-SPAN.org" . C-span.org . Retrieved 10 August 2017 .
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"About" . James Klotter Chapter - Boyd County High School . Retrieved 2016-10-29 .
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"James C. Klotter Named Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductee for 2022" . Georgetown College . 21 January 2022.
^ Klotter, James C. (11 November 2009). William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath . University Press of Kentucky.
ISBN
978-0813193434 .
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"The University Press of Kentucky - About the Book" . kentuckypress.com . Retrieved 10 August 2017 .
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"Amazon.com: James C. Klotter: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle" . Amazon.com . Retrieved 10 August 2017 .
^ Kleber, John; Kentucky, University Press of; Carroll, Institute for Regional Analysis and Public; Library, Camden; University, Morehead State (10 August 2017).
"The Kentucky Encyclopedia" . Kyenc.org . Archived from
the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2017 .
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"Books by James C. Klotter (Author of A Concise History of Kentucky)" . Goodreads.com . Retrieved 10 August 2017 .
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