Maine Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities, And Other Offbeat Stuff

by Tim Sample, Steve Bither

Overview

Humorists Tim Sample and Steve Bither reveal the wild and wacky side of Maine. Describing approximately 300 oddities—people, places, animals, historic tidbits, and trivia—their unique persepctive and witty narrative is highly entertaining. From the Society for the Preservation of the Black Fly to a jeweler whose medium is moose droppings, this is a great read for anyone who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762761142
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	05/03/2011
Series:	Curiosities Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,084,666
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Tim Sample presents his legendary brand of Maine humor on stage and in videos, CDs, and books. He is the author of Saturday Night at Moody's Diner, and his "Postcards from Maine" essays appear regularly on CBS Sunday Morning. He lives in Brunswick, Maine.

Steve Bither is an attorney and also the founding member of the Wicked Good Band, a musical comedy group that performs at festivals and fairs around the state. He lives in Portland, Maine.