Ohio Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff - Softcover

Book 40 of 54: Curiosities

Gurvis, Sandra

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9780762764082: Ohio Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0762764082 ISBN 13: 9780762764082
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The definitive collection of Ohio's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Ohio residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

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About the Author

 

Sandra Gurvis is the author of fifteen books, including
Day Trips from Columbus (Globe Pequot Press), and hundreds of magazine articles. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.

From the Back Cover

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Buckeye State has to offer! Whether you're a born-and-raised Ohioan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Ohio Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Sandra Gurvis takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Buckeye State.Walk among 109 human-size ears of corn; through a collection of some 1,000 autographed hot dog buns; and over perfectly good subway tunnels that have never been used.Belly up at the Beer Barrel Saloon of Put-in-Bay, where the 405-foot bar is the world's longest.Meet Juno, the transparent, talking woman; see Pretty Boy Floyd's fate immortalized in a death mask;and examine three pickled and preserved fingers.

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Publisher
Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0762764082
ISBN 13 
9780762764082
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
368
Rating
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