Forgotten Tales of Tennessee

Forgotten Tales of Tennessee

by Arcadia Publishing
Forgotten Tales of Tennessee

Forgotten Tales of Tennessee

by Arcadia Publishing

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Overview

Tennessee has never been a stranger to strangeness.

Stories of the weird, wild, and wonderful abound in the Volunteer state. Join author and seasoned journalist Kelly Kazek as she tracks down the extraordinary stories that other history books overlook. Each section covers a different outlandish theme of Tennessee history colorful characters, strange sites, intriguing incidents, tombstone tales, odd occurrences, and curious creatures. Readers will discover the brilliant phenomenon of synchronized firefly flashes in the Smoky Mountain town of Elmont, take on the world's largest Moon Pie in Chattanooga and learn Tennessee's history of damaging earthquakes. From the humorous to the haunting, the madcap to the macabre, Forgotten Tales of Tennessee offers a collection as remarkable as the state itself.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781609491567
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 01/03/2011
Series: Forgotten Tales
Pages: 192
Sales rank: 1,074,191
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Kelly Kazek is managing editor of the News Courier in Athens, Alabama. In her more than two decades as a journalist, she has won more than 120 national and state press awards. She is the author of two other books, Fairly Odd Mother: Musings of a Slightly Off Southern Mom, a collection of her syndicated humor columns, and Images of America: Athens and Limestone County. She lives in Madison, Alabama, with her daughter Shannon, their beagle Lucy and cats Mad Max and Luvey.
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