Author Showcases The Historical Architecture Of Shelby County In His New Book

"Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915" is a very well researched informative book about the architecture of Shelby County in Kentucky. In fact, for some it is more than just a record of their history, it's a gateway to their past structures, a literary genius.

According to Bowling Green Daily News, the author of the book John David Myles surprisingly holds a very different opinion o his own book. He says that the book featuring Shelby county historic architecture is the worst narrative of the local history. Everything depicted in "Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915" is on the basis of third-hand information and the words like seems appear, presumably, and probably are used far too many times in the book.

Myles critics, on the contrary, are of the opinion that the book featuring the historic architecture of Shelby county is one of the most well narrated and authentic record out there. As per John Kleber, people should be thankful to Mr. Myles for the way he has preserved the past in words and pictures in his book "Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915".

Irrespective of the sources from which the author collects the facts for "Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915", the information and depiction about the historic buildings are pinpoint, in-depth and vastly informative. Excellent illustrations make the reading experience quite lively. In his chapter on "The Beaux-Arts and the Colonial Revival," Myles goes into the depth of the subject while discussing the influence of 19th-century architecture in the work of its makers who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, John David Myles, a former circuit court judge has given the book featuring historic architecture of Shelby county such a clear picture through his illustrations that people not familiar with the county will also be able to visualize and relate to them. The county was named after its first governor Issac Shelby in 1792, the same year Kentucky became a state and holds similar forms of architecture as present in all of central Kentucky. For "Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915" Myles has also taken references from the research work and surveys of Frances Cottongim (1920-1998).

Myles, who is now 62 years old, has always been fascinated by the architecture of the county and his book "Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915" is a tribute to his birthplace and its inspiration on him. His career as an author started when he penned down a whole chapter for his friend and critic John Kleber's book "The History of Shelby County, Kentucky." That is when he had the desire to write a book on the immense vividness of the historical monuments of Shelby county.

Myles fears razing of these buildings in order to build subdivisions, highways, and malls. Through "Historic Architecture of Shelby County, 1792-1915" Myles pleads for the preservation of these historical buildings and structures.

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