Strange Tales from Ohio: True Stories of Remarkable People, Places, and Events in Ohio History

ISBN-13: 9781598510485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 241 str.

Neil Zurcher

Opis

An updated and revised edition of the popular book about Ohio's offbeat history, by Neil Zurcher--the author of "Ohio Oddities" and "Ohio Road Trips." Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a monument to a pig. Witness the birth of the Inflatoplane (an inflatable airplane, of course) in Akron, and revisit Ohio's last public whipping, near Dayton. Read about the Funeral Home Museum . . . the Curse of Leatherlips . . . The world's first recorded automobile accident . . . the oldest Revolutionary War veteran . . . cemetery rootbeer . . . the man who invented disposable diapers . . . A treat for anyone who enjoys discovering the real wonders of the Buckeye State!