Blue-grass and Broadway

First published in 1912, Blue-grass and Broadway is Maria Thompson Daviess's sparkling tale of two worlds — the fragrant bluegrass pastures of Kentucky and the electric dazzle of the Great White Way. With her signature blend of romance, humor, and keen-eyed social observation, Daviess follows a spirited young Kentuckian into the whirl of Manhattan, where country charm and city sophistication spar, flirt, and finally find common ground. Brimming with memorable characters, affectionate regional wit, and an era's worth of charm, the novel captures America at the moment when small-town traditions and metropolitan modernity first collided on equal terms. This edition reproduces the complete, unabridged original text exactly as it appeared in 1912, paired with a new introduction that places Daviess and her work in context, along with reader's notes illuminating the people, places, and phrases of her world. Part of The Founding Texts Library.