James C. Klotter

James C. Klotter is an American historian who has served as the State Historian of Kentucky since 1980.[1][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.[4]

As of 2017, Klotter lives in Lexington, Kentucky.[1]

Major works

  • Kentucky: Decades of Discord, 1865-1900. (1977).[5]
  • William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath. Lexington, Kentucky. (1977).[6]
  • Genealogies of Kentucky Families, from the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Volume O – Y. (1981)
  • The Breckinridges of Kentucky, 1760-1981. (1986)[5]
  • History Mysteries: The Cases of James Harrod, Tecumseh, “Honest Dick” Tate, and William Goebel (1989).[5]
  • Kentucky: Portrait in Paradox, 1900-1950. (1996)
  • Kentucky Justice, Southern Humor, and American Manhood: Understanding the Life and Death of Richard Reid. (1997)
  • A New History of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. (1997)
  • Faces of Kentucky with Freda Klotter. (2008)
  • A Concise History of Kentucky with Freda Klotter. (2008)[7][8]
  • Appalachian Ghost Stories: Tales from Bloody Breathitt. Klotter wrote the foreword. (2012)[9][10]
  • In Defense of Clio (2016)[5]
  • Henry Clay: The Man Who Would Be President (2018) [5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Public Affairs". Ket.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ "James C. Klotter - C-SPAN.org". C-span.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "About". James Klotter Chapter - Boyd County High School. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  4. ^ "James C. Klotter Named Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductee for 2022". Georgetown College. 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e James C. Klotter Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Klotter, James C. (11 November 2009). William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813193434.
  7. ^ "The University Press of Kentucky - About the Book". kentuckypress.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Amazon.com: James C. Klotter: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Books by James C. Klotter (Author of A Concise History of Kentucky)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.


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