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Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn

Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn - Hardcover

by Carlton Jackson
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Availability:In StockContributor:Carlton JacksonPublish date:2015-07-06Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813161051ISBN-10:813161053UPC:9780813161051Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, WeaponsSize:8.78 x 5.61 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCST9SX2AZ
Colonel George M. Chinn's (1902-1987) life story reads more like fiction than the biography of a Kentucky soldier. A smart and fun-loving character, Chinn attended Centre College and played on the famous "Praying Colonels" football team that won the 1921 national championship. After graduation, he returned to his home in Mercer County and partnered with munitions expert "Tunnel" Smith to dynamite a cliff. The resulting hole became Chinn's Cave House-a diner that also functioned as an underground
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813161051ISBN-10:813161053UPC:9780813161051Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:State & Local, WeaponsSize:8.78 x 5.61 x 0.51 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCST9SX2AZ

Carlton Jackson (1933--2014) was University Distinguished Professor at Western Kentucky University and the author of numerous books, including P. S. I Love You: The Story of the Singing Hilltoppers. His book Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel was listed by the New York Times as one of the fifty most notable books of 1989.


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