Randolph Runyon, who in May 2016 attended our historic marker dedication on Mentelle Park and spoke at our neighborhood history program, has published his book, The Mentelles: Mary Todd Lincoln, Henry Clay, and the Immigrant Family Who Educated Antebellum Kentucky (University Press of Kentucky, $40).
It is an excellent read, with a lot of surprising information about this famous French couple Lexingtonians didn’t know as well as they thought. I have written my Herald-Leader column for Sunday’s paper about it. You can read it now online by clicking here.
The book is available in local bookstores, such as Brier Books on South Ashland Avenue or Wild Fig Books on North Limestone Street.
Runyon will be speaking and signing the book at a July 18 luncheon at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate. Click here for reservations and more information. Ashland has offered to give Mentelle Neighborhood Association members the Ashland members’ discount on tickets. Space is limited.