{"product_id":"kentuckys-joseph-c-s-blackburn-soldier-statesman-and-a-friend-of-all","title":"Kentucky's Joseph C.S. Blackburn Soldier, Statesman and a Friend of All","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKentucky's Joseph C.S. Blackburn Soldier, Statesman and a Friend of All \u003c\/em\u003eis the story of Joseph C.S. Blackburn, a young lawyer who was graced by Lincoln’s help in Illinois, but who turned against Lincoln when he became a Confederate officer in the Civil War. He survived the war to continue his law practice in Arkansas and then Kentucky where he finally began his extensive political career. Fittingly, he concluded his life honoring President Lincoln.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e Blackburn’s political career began when he served in the Kentucky State House of Representatives from 1871-1875, the United States House of Representatives from 1875-1885, and the United States Senate, from 1885-1897 and 1901-1907. In total, he dedicated forty-seven years to political service, including eighteen as the U.S. Senator from Kentucky. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e Joseph C.S. Blackburn gained national attention when he revealed corruption in Grant’s Administration while serving in the U.S. House. He expanded his work in the U.S. Senate where he wrote the Organic Act creating the form of government for Washington, D.C. In 1896, he was considered for nomination as the Democratic U.S. Presidential candidate and in 1906-1907 he served as the powerful Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. President Teddy Roosevelt appointed him the first Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, that was followed by his last appointment as the Special Resident Commissioner of the Lincoln Memorial. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e Joseph C.S. Blackburn was recognized with tributes across the nation that include: Mount Blackburn in Alaska, the fifth highest peak in the United States; the town of Blackburn, Oklahoma; the Joseph Blackburn Bridge in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky; and the Liberty ship USS \u003cem\u003eJoe C.S. Blackburn. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e Written by Blackburn’s great-great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Rouse Fielder, Kentucky’s Joseph C.S. Blackburn, tells the story of one of the Commonwealth’s most important sons of the late 19th century, whose influence helped shaped America, including the development of the Panama Canal and the construction of the Lincoln Memorial. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e Blackburn died on September 12, 1918 and is buried in Frankfort, Kentucky. His simple tombstone reads, “He passed through life a friend to all.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003eElizabeth Rouse Fielder is the great-great-granddaughter of United States Senator Joseph C.S. Blackburn of Kentucky. Growing up she heard countless first-hand accounts of the Senator’s life from her grandmother Terese Blackburn Lane Rouse who was raised by the Senator. Ms. Fielder wrote this book as a way to get to know the Senator and honor his legacy. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003eMs. Fielder is an attorney and author who has written a number of articles about Joseph C.S. Blackburn. She is currently working on a non-fiction book about Blackburn’s legacy as the first Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and a historical fiction book based on the Blackburn family. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband, Tom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1__store1_lblProductDescription\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e “This very detailed ‘life and times’ biography of J.C.S. Blackburn represents the first full study of a man who served his state and his country as representative, senator, party leader, governor of the Panama Canal Zone, and more. A superb orator, he spoke for the postwar Democracy in the commonwealth and gained national fame as a result. A book on Blackburn is long overdue.”\u003cbr\u003e —James C. Klotter, The State Historian of Kentucky and Professor of History, Georgetown College \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman;\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1__store1_lblProductDescription\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 6pt; font-family: times new roman;\"\u003eProceeds from the sale of this book will also help other communities and organizations preserve their history through Our American Heritage Project, a non-profit organization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acclaim Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15643430486083,"sku":"Kentucky's Joseph C.S. 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