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Nelly Nichol Marshall
Nelly Marshall (after marriage, McAfee; pseudonym, Sans Souci; May 8, 1845 – April 19, 1898) was a 19th-century American "southland" author of novels and verse. In her day, Marshall was perhaps one of the most popular writers in the Southern and Western United States. In her first ten years of writing, she may have written more than any woman of her age in the United States. In addition to numerous poems and magazine articles, she published two volumes of verse, entitled ''A Bunch of Violets'', and ''Leaves From the Book of My Heart''. Her novels included ''Eleanor Morton, or Life in Dixie'' (1865); ''Sodom Apples'' (1866); ''Fireside Gleamings'' (1866); ''Dead Under the Roses'' (1867); ''Wearing the Cross'' (1868); ''As by Fire'' (1869); ''Passion, or Bartered and Sold'' (1876); and ''A Criminal Through Love'' (1882). Early life and education Nelly Nichol Marshall was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 8, 1845. She was the daughter of Gen. Humphrey Marshall, who was distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Named after King Louis XVI of France, Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark, making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians. With nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico, the settlement first grew as a portage site. It was the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which grew into a system across 13 states. Today, the city is known as the home of boxer Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the University of Louisville and its Cardinals, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, and three of Kentucky's six ''Fortune'' 500 companies: Humana, Kindred Healthcare, and Yum! Brands. Muhamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky General Assembly
The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It comprises the Kentucky Senate and the Kentucky House of Representatives. The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. In even-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 60 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond April 15. In odd-numbered years, sessions may not last more than 30 legislative days, and cannot extend beyond March 30. Special sessions may be called by the Governor of Kentucky at any time for any duration. History The first meeting of the General Assembly occurred in 1792, shortly after Kentucky was granted statehood. Legislators convened in Lexington, the state's temporary capital. Among the first orders of business was choosing a permanent state capital. In the end, the small town of Frankfort, with their offer to provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
