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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 with his wife in Lexington, Kentucky.^[1]

Major works

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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

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Public Affairs". Ket.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

^ "James C. Klotter - C-SPAN.org". C-span.org. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

^ "About". James Klotter Chapter - Boyd County High School. Retrieved 2016-10-29.

^ "James C. Klotter Named Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame Inductee for 2022". Georgetown College. 21 January 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e James C. Klotter Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

^ Klotter, James C. (11 November 2009). William Goebel: The Politics of Wrath. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813193434.

^ "The University Press of Kentucky - About the Book". kentuckypress.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

^ "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.

^ "Books by James C. Klotter (Author of A Concise History of Kentucky)". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.

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