Intro
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Early Years: Statehood and the Start of a Kentucky Tradition
Statehood
The Start of a Kentucky Tradition
James Wilkinson
Governor Joseph Desha
Congressman Kills Colleague in Duel
Conclusion
Chapter 2: The Century's Last Fifty Years: 1850-1900
The Thomas Page Affair
Union General Stephen Burbridge: "The Butcher of Kentucky"?
The Aftermath of the Civil War
Violence
The Shooting of William Taulbee
The Pollard-Breckinridge Scandal

Chapter 3: James W. "Honest Dick" Tate
Chapter 4: The Political Rise and Assassination of Governor Goebel
Chapter 5: The Bosses
The Whallen Brothers
Ben Johnson and the Highway Commission
Conclusion
Chapter 6: BOPTROT: FBI Exposes Extensive Corruption
Chapter 7: The Tradition Continues
Richie Farmer
Bill Collins
Fletcher Hiring Scandal
Tim Longmeyer
Conclusion
Chapter 8: Ethics Laws Aim to Stem Corruption
Code of Legislative Ethics
Executive Branch Code of Ethics
Local Government Codes of Ethics
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography