Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn by Jackson, Carlton

Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813161051)

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Format: Hardcover
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Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn by Jackson, Carlton

Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn

$35.00
Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn by Jackson, Carlton

Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn

$35.00
Format: Hardcover
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Colonel George M. Chinn's (1902-1987) life story reads more like fiction than the biography of a Kentucky soldier. A smart and fun-loving character, Chinn attended Centre College and played on the famous "Praying Colonels" football team that won the 1921 national championship. After graduation, he returned to his home in Mercer County and partnered with munitions expert "Tunnel" Smith to dynamite a cliff. The resulting hole became Chinn's Cave House-a diner that also functioned as an underground

Author: Carlton Jackson
ISBN-10: 0813161053
ISBN-13: 9780813161051
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 07/06/2015
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.78h x 5.61w x 0.51d
By Carlton Jackson
By Carlton Jackson
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Carlton Jackson (1933--2014) was University Distinguished Professor at Western Kentucky University and the author of numerous books, including P. S. I Love You: The Story of the Singing Hilltoppers. His book Hattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel was listed by the New York Times as one of the fifty most notable books of 1989.

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