Sorry about the oversight. The author is Charles House. I have written four books, which may be accessed at www.pubthis.com. It is not a collection. It is a 312-page history of the county told through the stories of several families who settled along Goose Creek around 1800 or a little before. The book is the result of eight years of historical and genealogical research. I suppose I didn't mention my name because I assumed anyone interested would go to the web site which gives more details and an excerpt from the book. It was my intention to write the most comprehensive history of the county ever attempted, and to do it through the lives of many of my family and others who's activities were so intertwined with the affairs of the county -- good and bad -- all along. In any case, thanks for your reply. --Charles House On May 17, 2007, at 4:24 PM, S R Newman wrote: > The name of the author is missing. Is this a collection, a reprint > or a reason why the author's name was withheld? Thank you. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles House" <house12@alltel.net> > To: <KYCLAY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:05 AM > Subject: [KYCLAY] History/genealogy book on Clay County Kentucky > > > For those interested in Clay County Kentucky history, there is a new > book just published, “Blame it on Salt,” that explores how Clay > became Kentucky’s most unique county from the time salt was > discovered along Goose Creek in the late 1790s. When the wealthy and > educated salt industry families, including the Whites and Garrards, > Bates and Reids and others, interacted with the Scotch – Irish > settlers who came in looking for little more than a piece of land and > to be left alone, the mix led to a violent culture that kept the > county in the national headlines for decades, and whose legacy is > felt to this day. > > The story, a mix of history and genealogy, is told through the > activities of several families whose ancestors were on hand at the > beginning of the county in April, 1807. You may read about the book > at www.pubthis.com. Or you may contact the author, Charles House, at > house12@alltel.net. > ---------------------------------------- > > > To review the Welcome message and find useful links for Clay County > research, please visit > http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~beckyjs3/clayco.html. If you > have any > questions or need help regarding this mailing list, please email > kyclay-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYCLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > > > To review the Welcome message and find useful links for Clay County > research, please visit http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~beckyjs3/ > clayco.html. If you have any questions or need help regarding this > mailing list, please email kyclay-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYCLAY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I'm so sorry. When I saw "Charles House," I thought that was the publisher was Charles House, rather like "Random House." It didn't dawn on me that House was a surname. I'm embarrassed. Thanks for your kind reply. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles House" <house12@alltel.net> To: <kyclay@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [KYCLAY] History/genealogy book on Clay County Kentucky Sorry about the oversight. The author is Charles House. I have written four books, which may be accessed at www.pubthis.com. It is not a collection. It is a 312-page history of the county told through the stories of several families who settled along Goose Creek around 1800 or a little before. The book is the result of eight years of historical and genealogical research. I suppose I didn't mention my name because I assumed anyone interested would go to the web site which gives more details and an excerpt from the book. It was my intention to write the most comprehensive history of the county ever attempted, and to do it through the lives of many of my family and others who's activities were so intertwined with the affairs of the county -- good and bad -- all along. In any case, thanks for your reply. --Charles House On May 17, 2007, at 4:24 PM, S R Newman wrote: > The name of the author is missing. Is this a collection, a reprint > or a reason why the author's name was withheld? Thank you. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles House" <house12@alltel.net> > To: <KYCLAY@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:05 AM > Subject: [KYCLAY] History/genealogy book on Clay County Kentucky > > > For those interested in Clay County Kentucky history, there is a new > book just published, “Blame it on Salt,” that explores how Clay > became Kentucky’s most unique county from the time salt was > discovered along Goose Creek in the late 1790s. When the wealthy and > educated salt industry families, including the Whites and Garrards, > Bates and Reids and others, interacted with the Scotch – Irish > settlers who came in looking for little more than a piece of land and > to be left alone, the mix led to a violent culture that kept the > county in the national headlines for decades, and whose legacy is > felt to this day. > > The story, a mix of history and genealogy, is told through the > activities of several families whose ancestors were on hand at the > beginning of the county in April, 1807. You may read about the book > at www.pubthis.com. Or you may contact the author, Charles House, at > house12@alltel.net. > ---------------------------------------- > > > To review the Welcome message and find useful links for Clay County > research, please visit > http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~beckyjs3/clayco.html. If you > have any > questions or need help regarding this mailing list, please email > kyclay-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KYCLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ---------------------------------------- > > > To review the Welcome message and find useful links for Clay County > research, please visit http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~beckyjs3/ > clayco.html. If you have any questions or need help regarding this > mailing list, please email kyclay-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYCLAY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ---------------------------------------- To review the Welcome message and find useful links for Clay County research, please visit http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.com/~beckyjs3/clayco.html. If you have any questions or need help regarding this mailing list, please email kyclay-admin@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYCLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message