Strange Tales from Ohio 2nd Edition: True Stories of Remarkable People, Places, and Events in Ohio History - Softcover

Includes some quite remarkable stories, all taking place in a state practically synonymous with normality, even blandness.--Terry Mapes"News Journal" (08/07/2005)

A delightful read . . . Zurcher chooses his anecdotes well, balancing scandalous murder mysteries and the truly odd with lighter fare about Ohio's famous inventors and funniest first achievements . . . Embedded in the book is the message that Ohio is a state worthy of public interest. Zurcher takes special care to highlight the great achievements of local people and organizations . . . Zurcher is unique in his ability to mine the treasure trove of bizarre Ohio history.-- (10/05/2006)

Neil Zurcher claims he's no historian--just a history buff. However, one can't help but be impressed by his scholarship after reading Strange Tales From Ohio, a collection of mostly forgotten curiosities from the past.-- (07/06/2005)

Ohio history can get pretty strange! From the author of the popular offbeat travel guide “Ohio Oddities”, here are 75 equally odd tales of Ohio’s most remarkable people, places, and events. Learn why residents of Blueball, Ohio, erected a monument to a pig. Witness the birth of the inflatable airplane in Akron. Revisit Ohio’s last public whipping, near Dayton. Find out if Ohio really was bombed by the Japanese in World War II. Read about Ashtabula’s famed Headless Chicken, who lived without his noggin for 38 days . . . the world’s first recorded automobile accident . . . the man who invented disposable diapers . . . A real treat for anyone who enjoys Ohio history with a twist.