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Missouri Curiosities, 2nd: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (Curiosities Series)
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #856703 in Books
- Published on: 2006-12-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Show Me State has to offer!
Wander with tigers at the world’s only big cat bed-and-breakfast; browse through America’s only corncob pipe museum; and swim in the world’s largest underground lake.
Meet some crazy catfish-catching noodlers; a wacky-artwork-welding artist; and a pint-sized, punch-packing former wrestling champ.
Discover the fun of swinging sausages while you dance; dining on crawdads in a cave; and dueling it out with dinosaurs—you'll roar with delight!
Whether you’re a born-and-raised Missourian or a recent transplant, author Josh Young will have you laughing out loud as he introduces you to the neighbors you never knew you had and takes you to places you never knew existed—right in your own backyard.
About the Author
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Ozark "Go Get'ers"
In most of America, if you hear someone referred to as "a real go getter," you can be assured he (or she) is a hard working, energetic individual. The same phrase, uttered in the Ozarks, is actually a homonym, with almost the opposite definition. An Ozark "Go Get'er," for generations, has described a fellow whose wife was hired on at the garment factory, the chicken plant, or (many years ago) the tomato canneries. That man might "run" a few cattle on his unfenced land, and certainly he hunted coons with the boys at night, but his main money making activity derived from driving his wife to work in the morning, and "going to get'er" at night.
Customer Reviews
A fun armchair traveller read - or a cool trip planner
My wife and I had a lot of fun reading this book - the author has a real appreciation of people of all stripes, and a good sense of humor. We visited a lot of weird and wonderful places in Arkansas a few years ago, but now it's obvious that Missouri has even more wackiness to offer.
Show me more!
This is a great read: not only does it give practical advice for the MO tourist wishing to stray from the beaten path, it's also a great read for anyone interested in reading a bunch of darn good stories. Highly recommended.
Quirky Must-Have
This is an excellent book for those living in or passing through Missouri. Funny, informative, entertaining, and well-organized, the author takes us through the entire state of oddities and other sundry things, in a state where the natives are both charming and self-effacing. This book deserves two thumbs up for sure!
