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Oddball Ohio
Jerome Pholen
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Description for Oddball Ohio
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
This off-the-wall travel guide presents an Ohio odder than imagined. It wastes no time describing Cedar Point or suggesting scenic bike rides through the Hocking Hills; instead, this entertaining travel companion directs out-of-state adventurers and Buckeye state residents to the home of the world's largest cockroach, an Amish SUV, Egg Shell Land, a two-headed calf, and the Accounting Hall of Fame. Ohio is depicted as the birthplace of bar codes, Airstream trailers, televangelism, Paul Lynde, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the banana split. Odd stories abound, and tales of Ohio as the only state where Jerry Springer has been elected the mayor ... Read more
This off-the-wall travel guide presents an Ohio odder than imagined. It wastes no time describing Cedar Point or suggesting scenic bike rides through the Hocking Hills; instead, this entertaining travel companion directs out-of-state adventurers and Buckeye state residents to the home of the world's largest cockroach, an Amish SUV, Egg Shell Land, a two-headed calf, and the Accounting Hall of Fame. Ohio is depicted as the birthplace of bar codes, Airstream trailers, televangelism, Paul Lynde, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the banana split. Odd stories abound, and tales of Ohio as the only state where Jerry Springer has been elected the mayor ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556525230
SKU
V9781556525230
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-39
About Jerome Pholen
Jerome Pohlen is the author of the Oddball series and a regular travel commentator for 848 on WBEZ, the Chicago affiliate of National Public Radio. He is a recent recipient of the Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Best Essay. He lives in Chicago.
Reviews for Oddball Ohio
"An interesting read, full of trivia, facts and unusual destinations."
The Columbus Dispatch. "Great guide to offbeat sites around the state."
The Buffalo News. "If they ever make bookshelves for automobiles, reserve a slot for Oddball Ohio."
Ohioana Quarterly. "One irresistible guidebook."
Chicago Tribune on Oddball Illinois "Thoroughly researched and a hysterical read." ... Read more
The Columbus Dispatch. "Great guide to offbeat sites around the state."
The Buffalo News. "If they ever make bookshelves for automobiles, reserve a slot for Oddball Ohio."
Ohioana Quarterly. "One irresistible guidebook."
Chicago Tribune on Oddball Illinois "Thoroughly researched and a hysterical read." ... Read more