Ben Casseday’s 1852 original is the earliest full history of Louisville, drawing on firsthand accounts from people who lived through the city’s frontier years, including an Englishman’s account of rough-and-ready tavern life and a run-in with riverboatman Mike Fink.
This edition brings the 19th-century text back into print, offering a primary-source look at how Louisville grew from a Ohio River settlement into a river-trade city in its first six decades.
Published 1852
172 pages
$14.45