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- ISBN
- 9781598510485
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Gray & Company, Publishers
ISBN-10
1598510487
ISBN-13
9781598510485
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65949442
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Strange Tales from Ohio : True Stories of Remarkable People, Places, and events in Ohio History
Number of Pages
241 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
United States / MidWest / East North Central (Il, in, Mi, Oh, Wi), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-028539
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Neil Zurcher claims he's no historian--just a history buff. However, one can't help but be impressed by his scholarship after reading Strange Tales From Ohio, a collection of mostly forgotten curiosities from the past., A delightful read . . . Zurcher chooses his anecdotes well, balancing scandalous murder mysteries and the truly odd with lighter fare about Ohio's famous inventors and funniest first achievements . . . Embedded in the book is the message that Ohio is a state worthy of public interest. Zurcher takes special care to highlight the great achievements of local people and organizations . . . Zurcher is unique in his ability to mine the treasure trove of bizarre Ohio history., Includes some quite remarkable stories, all taking place in a state practically synonymous with normality, even blandness.
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
977.1
Table Of Content
Preface Northeast Ohio: The Last Public Whipping in Ohio The Eccentric Elys of Elyria The Murder of George B. Saxton America's First Black Politician The Man Who Built a City The Inflatable Airplane The Painting That Went to Jail The Frenchmen's Lost Gold Fort Fizzle The Lincoln Hoax Cleveland's Big Party The Headless Chicken The Legend of Chester Bedell Warren Guthrie, Broadcasting Legend Chewing Gum Northwest Ohio: Two Graves for Anthony Wayne The Statue That Can't Find a Home The Secret of Perry's Monument The Ohio-Michigan War The World's Greatest Amateur Astronomer The First Automobile Collision German P.O.W.s in Ohio Southwest Ohio: Monument to a Pig A Curse on Lebanon When the Voice of America Came from Ohio The Hollow Earth Theory The March King The Father of Disposable Diapers The Town Where Everyone Is in Love The Mystery of the Hopewell Highway The Poet from Dayton Sincerely, Woodrow Wilson Disaster at Chillicothe The Legend of Eugene Mr. Tingle's Gift The Grapes of Ohio The Youngest Player in Professional Baseball America's Oldest Veteran Southeast Ohio: The Waterloo Wonders The Mysterious Ring The Shadow A Man of the River Last of the Mail Pouch Barn Painters Central Ohio: The Klems of Newark The Real Horse Whisperer The Curse of Leatherlips The First Commercial Flight Fire in the Big House Insulted by a Dead Man Flight to Eternity Ohioans All Over The Apple Man Laddie Boy Edison's Last Invention General Custer's Deadly Hobby Was Ohio Bombed by Japan in World War II? Two Unusual Governors Never Give Away Your Good Luck The Great Chase Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index
Synopsis
Ohio history can get pretty strange! Meet Ashtabula's famed Headless Chicken, who lived without his noggin for 38 days. Was Ohio really bombed by the Japanese in WWII? Introducing the inventor of disposable diapers . . . For anyone who enjoys history with a twist, here are 75 tales of the Buckeye State's most unusual people, places, and events., "A delightful read . . . Zurcher chooses his anecdotes well, balancing scandalous murder mysteries and the truly odd with lighter fare about Ohio's famous inventors and funniest first achievements." -- Akron Life Magazine Ohio history can get pretty strange From the author of the popular offbeat travel guide "Ohio Oddities", here are 75 equally odd tales of Ohio's most remarkable people, places, and events. Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a monument to a pig. Witness the birth of the inflatable airplane in Akron. Revisit Ohio's last public whipping, near Dayton. Find out if Ohio really was bombed by the Japanese in World War II. Read about Ashtabula's famed Headless Chicken, who lived without his noggin for 38 days . . . the world's first recorded automobile accident . . . the man who invented disposable diapers . . . A real treat for anyone who enjoys Ohio history with a twist., "A delightful read ... Zurcher chooses his anecdotes well, balancing scandalous murder mysteries and the truly odd with lighter fare about Ohio's famous inventors and funniest first achievements." -- Akron Life Magazine Ohio history can get pretty strange From the author of the popular offbeat travel guide "Ohio Oddities", here are 75 equally odd tales of Ohio's most remarkable people, places, and events. Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a monument to a pig. Witness the birth of the inflatable airplane in Akron. Revisit Ohio's last public whipping, near Dayton. Find out if Ohio really was bombed by the Japanese in World War II. Read about Ashtabula's famed Headless Chicken, who lived without his noggin for 38 days ... the world's first recorded automobile accident ... the man who invented disposable diapers ... A real treat for anyone who enjoys Ohio history with a twist., "A delightful read ... Zurcher chooses his anecdotes well, balancing scandalous murder mysteries and the truly odd with lighter fare about Ohio's famous inventors and funniest first achievements."-- Akron Life Magazine Ohio history can get pretty strange!Here are 75 odd tales of Ohio's most remarkable people, places, and events -- From the author of the popular offbeat travel guide "Ohio Oddities." Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a monument to a pig. Witness the birth of the inflatable airplanein Akron. Revisit Ohio's last public whipping, near Dayton. Was Ohio really bombedby the Japanese in World War II? Read about Ashtabula's famed Headless Chicken, who lived without his noggin for 38 days ... Meet the man who invented disposable diapers ... This book is a real treat for anyone who enjoys Ohio history with a twist.
LC Classification Number
F491.6.Z87 2008
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