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

Name: Strange Tales from Ohio: True Stories of Remarkable People, Places, and Events in Ohio History
Brand: Gray & Company Publishers
SKU: 9781598510485
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Contributors:

Neil Zurcher

Publisher:

Gray & Company Publishers

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History

Book Subcategory:

United States

Book Topic:

State & Local

Edition Description:

2nd Edition

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Release Date:

2008-09-01

ISBN 13:

9781598510485

Weight:

0.7 lbs

Size:

8.50 x 5.50 x 0.60 inches

Pages:

241

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Description

"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 airplane in Akron.
Revisit Ohio's last public whipping, near Dayton.
Was Ohio really bombed by 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.

About the Author
Zurcher, Neil: - Neil Zurcher logged more than a million miles on Ohio's roads over 25 years as a TV travel reporter. He was the original host of the One Tank Trips travel report, which aired on Fox8 Television in Cleveland and has since been imitated in other television markets throughout the United States. He has also written about travel for AAA Ohio Motorist Magazine and The Plain Dealer. Zurcher received the Distinguished Service award from the Society of Professional Journalism and the Silver Circle award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He also received an Emmy, the Award for Excellence in Broadcasting from the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters, and has been inducted into the Cleveland Press Club Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame and received their Living Legacy Award in 2007. He has written five books about Ohio, including Ohio Oddities and Strange Tales from Ohio. He blogs at www.onetanktrips.com.