More Offbeat Kentuckians

More Offbeat Kentuckians PDF

Author: Keven McQueen

Publisher: McClanahan Publishing House

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780913383902

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From the pages of Kentucky history come stories of offbeat, quirky, characters from the Commonwealth who, whether by choice or by circumstance, made their mark with their eccentricity. History becomes interesting again and students are entertained with tales from these oddities and oddballs.

Weird Kentucky

Weird Kentucky PDF

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.

Kentucky Book of the Dead

Kentucky Book of the Dead PDF

Author: Keven McQueen

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-10-07

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1614234388

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This 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

Kentucky Curiosities

Kentucky Curiosities PDF

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.

Kentucky Curiosities

Kentucky Curiosities PDF

Author: Vince Staten

Publisher: Globe Pequot

Published: 2006-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780762741052

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"Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Bluegrass State has to offer!"--Page 4 of cover.

Kentucky Curiosities, 3rd

Kentucky Curiosities, 3rd PDF

Author: Vince Staten

Publisher: Globe Pequot

Published: 2012-12-18

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780762769766

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This definitive collection of the Bluegrass State's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. KentuckyCuriosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.

Strange Tales of Crime and Murder in Southern Indiana

Strange Tales of Crime and Murder in Southern Indiana PDF

Author: Keven McQueen

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009-10-14

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1614234345

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The 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!

Louisville Murder & Mayhem

Louisville Murder & Mayhem PDF

Author: Keven McQueen

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2012-03-04

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1614233640

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“Lovers of true crime will be thrilled to find a book devoted to Louisville’s more iniquitous side . . . and McQueen captures it all with obvious glee” (The Courier-Journal). Life in Louisville in the years following the Civil War, and through the turn of the century, was as exciting as it was dangerous. The city continued to grow as important urban hub of culture and commerce, connecting the South with the Midwest and Northern states. As Keven McQueen proves in this collection of morbid tales of crime and depravity, life in Louisville certainly had a darker side. Journey back to a time when Louisville’s streets were filled with rail cars, its alleys populated by thieves, and its brothels hummed with activity. Whether it’s the tale of the marriage of a convicted murderer to a notorious prostitute, or the exploits the criminal duo dubbed Louisville’s Bonnie and Clyde, this is a true crime collection that is truly hard to believe. Includes photos!