Kentucky Curiosities

Kentucky Curiosities

Author: Vince Staten

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2012-12-18

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0762792701

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Kentucky Curiosities is your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Bluegrass State has to offer. Discover a medieval castle in the middle of horse-farm country, a soda fountain where the burgers and shakes are almost as famous as the clientele, and the true meaning of "biting the bullet." Meet the man who invented the traffic light, Kentucky's two Cassius Clays, and the real J. Peterman. Visit a museum devoted to the history of whiskey, a rest area named for a shoeshine man, and a house with 13 windows, 13-foot ceilings, 13 railings - you get the picture! Whether you're a born-and-raised Kentuckian or a recent transplant, authors Vince Staten and Liz Baldi will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed - right in your own backyard.


Weird Kentucky

Weird Kentucky

Author: Jeffrey Scott Holland

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1402754388

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A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.


Myths and Mysteries of Kentucky

Myths and Mysteries of Kentucky

Author: Mimi O'malley

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-12-21

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1493082906

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Myths and Mysteries of Kentucky reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Bluegrass State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Kentucky's unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.


Iowa Curiosities

Iowa Curiosities

Author: Eric Jones

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009-11-10

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0762761601

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Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!


Nebraska Curiosities

Nebraska Curiosities

Author: Rick Yoder

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-01-19

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1461747384

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Discover Nebraska’s curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world’s largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.


Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

Author: George M. Gould

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-08-26

Total Pages: 886

ISBN-13: 3387003927

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.


Unconditional Unionist

Unconditional Unionist

Author: Berry Craig

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-10-10

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1476663696

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When U.S. Congressman Lucian Anderson from Kentucky voted for the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in January 1865, abolishing slavery, he gambled more than his political career. Anderson was from Mayfield, one of the most rabidly secessionist towns in the Bluegrass State. During the Civil War, his political alignment changed from pro-slavery Union Democrat to Unconditional Unionist to Republican. Elected by Unionists in 1863, he soon received death threats and was kidnapped by Confederate raiders who held him for ransom (while he tried to convert them to the Union cause). He was a Kentucky delegate to the 1864 national convention that re-nominated President Abraham Lincoln. Knowing he could not win another term, Anderson did not seek reelection in 1865. Based on newspaper articles, letters and other contemporary sources, this book provides a detailed portrait of an overlooked but significant figure of the Civil War and Kentucky history.