This book, like Keven's MANY other volumes, is just a fun book to have around. He is great about combing through old papers and finding a ton of just weird old stories, mostly in Kentucky.
I particularly enjoyed a section in this book of little known Abraham Lincoln stories. One that I was unaware of involved Edwin Booth destroying property of his assassin brother.
A fun story involves a boy who goes missing, and is assumed to be dead, only to show some up months later! Its a crazy story, and there is a connection to my old stompin' grounds of Owensboro!
ANOTHER great story involves a farmer using monkey labor.... this story may have been false though.
McQueen ends his book with a great personal story, involving his writing to Charles Manson back in the 80s! Manson responds..... more than once.
Keven's books are just fun reads all the way around. They are quick, and contain a lot of great, short chapters that can be read in brief settings. This would be a great gift for a young person (or older person) who enjoys reading strange stories in Kentucky.
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