In 2014, the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion turned 100 years old. It is one of the few remaining governor’s mansions in the country.
This book, written in celebration of the mansion centennial, is meant to inform Kentucky children about the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion – its history and the importance of preserving the Frankfort landmark for generations to come.
As a former teacher, First Lady Jane Beshear, wife of Kentucky’s 61st Governor, Steve Beshear, felt that it was important to inform even the Commonwealth’s youngest citizens about the mansion as part of the centennial. Sam Saves the Mansion combines the First Lady’s passion for education, animals and the mansion into a delightful story featuring Sam and Tory, two of the First Lady’s dogs. Tory has actually lived with the family at the mansion. Mrs. Beshear hopes the book will inspire a love of learning, an appreciation for Kentucky history and a compassion for animals in its readers.