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Weird Kentucky: Your Travel Guide to Kentucky's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Weird) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeffrey Scott Holland
Creators: Mark Moran, Mark Sceurman
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 23114
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 9.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1402754388
Dewey Decimal Number: 976.9
EAN: 9781402754388
ASIN: 1402754388
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Product Description
"Best Travel Series of the Year 2006!"—Booklist What’s weird around here? That’s a question Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman have enjoyed asking for years—and their offbeat sense of curiosity led them to create the bestselling phenomenon, Weird N.J. Now the weirdness has spread throughout key locales in the U.S. Each fun and intriguing volume offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don’t venture—it’s chock-full of oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions. What’s NOT shockingly odd here: that every previously published Weird book has become a bestseller in its region.
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 Big Mistake October 2, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If the Kentucky State Fair is held in Lexington, then what is that big event held every August in Louisville at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center? The event that draws almost a million people, with entertainers from all over the country performing? The event whose indoor exhibits are held in the biggest building under roof in the State of Kentucky? According to "Weird Kentucky" the "only reason for going is to look at corn and hay." Freddy of the Farm Bureau is the attraction. Look closely at the picture. Behind Freddy is the Exposition Center in Louisville, where the Fair has been held every year for 60 years, with Freddy in his place every year. As a Louisvillian, I sure want to set the record straight. The Fair is held in Louisville, and it's a world class event. I doubt the author has ever been to the Fair. He should pay us a visit and see the West Wing full of exhibits, and the massive East and South wings. A couple of years ago the head from the statue of Saddam Hussain was on display in the East Wing, along with the rowboat which was rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. Every county in Kentucky is represented. There are hundreds of quilts on display, hundreds of everything. There is a huge mid-way, and more shows than you can shake a stick at. This blunder puts me in doubt of other information in this book. Is it true? The Fair in Kentucky is a world-class event.
 Weird Kentucky August 11, 2008
I didn't know that! What a fun and informational read. I can now entertain with true stories no one knows about. Highly recommend!
Not just for Kentuckians July 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Where to begin?
Weird Kentucky covers so many fascinating subjects, making it difficult to pigeonhole. Old wive's tales? Check. Urban legends? They're here. The paranormal? Fox Mulder would be proud. And you'll meet a wealth of local characters from all corners of the Commonwealth, from the 18th century to today.
This is one of the most unique and interesting books I've ever had the pleasure to read. Weird Kentucky is a celebration of the many wonderful things that make the Commonwealth special.
If you know how to read, you'll enjoy this book immensely, even if you have no connections to Kentucky.
Weird Kentucky by Jeffrey Scott Holland May 30, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I recently picked up a copy of Jeffrey Scott Holland's "Weird Kentucky" book and, being from Kentucky, I was amazed at the stories I had never heard. The book is full of photos and every story is professionally written. I plan on purchasing extra copies and giving to friends. I certainly hope Jeffrey Scott Holland will be providing us with future books of the same caliber.
Weirdly Wonderful!! May 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was rounding the corner in Joseph Beth when I saw the Weird Kentucky display and I was giddy with glee!! This book is amazingly great for all us weirdos and you know who you are!! Don't bother trying to hide:)
For starters, did you know about the "blue people" in Perry County, Kentucky? Heck, I live just a few miles from there and I didn't. But some investigation on my part, and the book facts are dead on. The blue people did exist!!
Did you know that Kentucky has their own versions of Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil and the notorious "Goatman"? We also have our own version of AREA 51 in Bluegrass Depot. Amazing scary stuff.
There are giants and secret midget villages. Ghosts and lost cities, both above and underground. Secret societies abound, along with mysterious mounds.
This is really good stuff!! I felt like a kid on Christmas morning poring over the photos and all the nifty factoids. After reading this volume I know my summer vacation plans have changed. I want to go exploring my mysteriously fasnicating state.
Jump into WEIRD KENTUCKY with both feet. You're gonna to love the swim:)
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