Weird Kentucky
Author: Jeffrey Scott Holland
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1402754388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.
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Offbeat Kentuckians
Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780913383803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHidden History of Kentucky Political Scandals
Author: Robert Schrage and John Schaaf
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467145823
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"At various points in history, Kentucky's politics and government have been rocked by scandal, and each episode defined the era in which it happened. In 1826, Governor Desha pardoned his own son for murder. In a horrific crime, Governor Goebel was assassinated in 1900. James Wilkinson was branded a traitor against Kentucky and the nation. "Honest Dick Tate" ran away with massive amounts of money from the state treasury. In modern times, Operation BOPTROT resulted in perhaps the biggest scandal in the state. Authors Robert Schrage and John Schaaf offer a fascinating account of Kentucky's history and its many unique and scandalous characters." -- Page 4 of cover.
Strange Tales of Crime and Murder in Southern Indiana
Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009-10-14
Total Pages: 111
ISBN-13: 1614234345
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author of Horror in the Heartland delves deep into the dark and sordid annals of the region where Hoosier history began. Prepare to take a tour of some dark, strange moments of southern Indiana’s history. From the scheming wife who wanted her dull husband out of the way to make room for a young love affair and the husband who stomped his wife to death because she wouldn’t stop singing an irritating song, to the man who murdered an entire family to pay off some farming equipment and the case of a mistaken-identity murder, author Keven McQueen relates the sinister (or not so) motives and gruesome details of nine murders that occurred in southern Indiana between 1880 and 1912. With a detailed, if macabre, look at each story as well as the ambiguities surrounding the criminals and punishments, McQueen illuminates the darker side of Hoosier history. Includes photos!
Kentucky Book of the Dead
Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2019-10-07
Total Pages: 135
ISBN-13: 1614234388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis illustrated compendium by the author of Horror in the Heartland reveals macabre tales of death, hauntings and unexplained events in Kentucky’s past. Author Keven McQueen specializes in uncovering local legends, strange-but-true incidents, and outright hoaxes that newspapers of the past found fit to print. In his Kentucky Book of the Dead, McQueen resurrects creepy stories of life and death in the Bluegrass State, each presented with commentary as well as line drawing by illustrator Kyle McQueen. In these pages, readers will discover the Grim Reaper's creative side, meet the disgusting ghosts of Louisville, and find out more than they to know about old-fashioned embalming techniques. Kentucky Book of the Dead is by turns spine-tingling and entertaining, engrossing and just plain gross
Creepy Kentucky
Author: Mr. Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2023-09-11
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 1439679088
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Eerie and Ominous in Kentucky Kentucky is no stranger to strange occurrences. From weird encounters with the Grim Reaper to local graveyard dogs, the Bluegrass State has its share of odd stories. Learn about local ghosts who've haunted areas for years. Encounter body snatchers and some very odd modes of death. Go on the hunt for Daniel Boone's bones and witness the marvelous twisting tombstone. Witness the people who uncannily predicted their own death. Author Keven McQueen details these creepy stories and more.
Kentucky Curiosities
Author: Vince Staten
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-12-18
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 0762792701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKentucky 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.
Forgotten Tales of Indiana
Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009-09-01
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 1625843259
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor Keven McQueen recalls a time when skunk farms, which allegedly produced a cure for rheumatism, were speckled throughout the countryside and a miserable woman tied her husband to a fence post, coated him with salt and intended to let the cows "lick him to death." Meet the King of the Ghouls, an accomplished grave robber and notorious murderer, and a man so convinced he was an ox that he often joined neighborhood cattle for a bite of grass, and discover ghosts, monsters, giant skeletons and more in this collection of outlandish tales from the Hoosier State.
The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia
Author: Gerald L. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2015-08-28
Total Pages: 625
ISBN-13: 0813160669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of African Americans in Kentucky is as diverse and vibrant as the state's general history. The work of more than 150 writers, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an essential guide to the black experience in the Commonwealth. The encyclopedia includes biographical sketches of politicians and community leaders as well as pioneers in art, science, and industry. Kentucky's impact on the national scene is registered in an array of notable figures, such as writers William Wells Brown and bell hooks, reformers Bessie Lucas Allen and Shelby Lanier Jr., sports icons Muhammad Ali and Isaac Murphy, civil rights leaders Whitney Young Jr. and Georgia Powers, and entertainers Ernest Hogan, Helen Humes, and the Nappy Roots. Featuring entries on the individuals, events, places, organizations, movements, and institutions that have shaped the state's history since its origins, the volume also includes topical essays on the civil rights movement, Eastern Kentucky coalfields, business, education, and women. For researchers, students, and all who cherish local history, The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia is an indispensable reference that highlights the diversity of the state's culture and history.
A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky
Author: Bob Sehlinger
Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
Published: 2011-06-15
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0897328264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt-a-glance information for each river section helps paddlers determine the river that's right for them. Stream overviews, gauge and shuttle information, names of rapids and suggestions on how to run them, along with a little history, make this guide not only an interesting read, but a must for every boater hitting the Kentucky streams.
