Weird Kentucky
Author: Jeffrey Scott Holland
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1402754388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.
Author: Jeffrey Scott Holland
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1402754388
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.
Author: Alan Brown
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 2009-06-10
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 0811743071
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Kentucky's beauty is offset by a violent past of Indian wars, Civil War battles, and the tragic spirits from these conflicts.
Author: Michael Newton
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764334405
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Meet Kentucky's legendary monsters in this guided tour. Examine reports of cryptids, a ball python snake found in a rental car, and a one-eyed ape near the Kentucky River. Includes a comprehensive list of alleged Bigfoot encounters, alien big cats, fresh-water phantoms, cold-blooded creatures, and monsters so strange they defy classification.
Author: Barton M. Nunnelly
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-03-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781543087543
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What do UFO's, Bigfoot, Pterosaurs, Leprechauns, Lizard Men, Water Monsters and Werewolves all have in common? They have all been encountered in the Bluegrass State! In "Mysterious Kentucky," the reader will discover how Kentucky ranks as one of the strangest states in America and lays claim to an astounding number of bizarre events and is haunted by a plethora of unexplained phenomena that is sure to send shivers down the spines of even the most hardened anomaly buffs. Does Bigfoot really prowl the lonely bottomlands and virgin forests of the region? According to thousands of Kentuckians he does! And he does not walk here alone - in addition to this man-beast, readers will also discover the "Beast of LBL," the "Spottsville Monster," a pack of terrifying werewolves, water creatures that lurk beneath Kentucky lakes and rivers, and more! You will also explore the state's mysterious past, complete with vanished races, diminutive beings and impossibly ancient cultures and the anomalous artifacts they left behind. Find out what secrets the ancient Native American burial mounds and immense cave systems conceal; like giant human skeletal remains, petrified mummies and more! With mysteries in the sky, on the land and in the water, "Mysterious Kentucky" has it all and is sure to satisfy anyone with a taste for the unknown. Discover why Kentucky was called "the dark and bloody ground" - if you dare!
Author: Theresa Dowell Blackinton
Publisher: Moon Travel
Published: 2014-04-29
Total Pages: 1026
ISBN-13: 161238837X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Native Kentuckian Theresa Dowell Blackinton gives readers an insider's look at the Bluegrass State, from the revelry of the Kentucky Derby Festival to quiet, cool Mammoth Cave. Blackinton provides suggestions for unique trip itineraries, including Horsin' Around, Traveling the Bourbon Trail, and The Best of the Bluegrass State. Complete with tips on where to find the best bluegrass tunes and barbecue in Owensboro and how to rent a house boat to cruise the Land Between the Lakes Recreation Area, Moon Kentucky gives travelers to tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
Author: Kevin Gibson
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
Published: 2017-03-15
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 168106071X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2020-08-17
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439670838
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From ghost towns to circus performers to mass hysteria, the Bluegrass State is no stranger to the strange. Read stories of famed President Abraham Lincoln you've never heard before. Find possible solutions to the mystery of Pearl Bryan's missing head and decipher the outrageous hoaxes involving an unsolvable puzzle and monkeys trained to perform farm work. Learn about the time when the author wrote to Charles Manson as a joke and Manson wrote back--four times. Join author Keven McQueen as he recounts some of the weirder vignettes from Kentucky lore.
Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 1467154164
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Mark Moran
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009-05
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9781402766886
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Covering all 50 states, "Weird U.S." takes an unconventional look at the oddities, outcasts, and just plain strange things to see or do in America.
Author: Gerald L. Smith
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2015-08-28
Total Pages: 1467
ISBN-13: 0813160677
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 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.