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

"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. A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jackson, Carlton, 1933-2014
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A maverick from a family of mavericks
  • What's in a name?
  • Football and caves
  • Odds and ends; or, Here and there
  • Semper fi
  • "Whose history is it, anyway?"
  • Back to the cave
  • Action at the Kentucky Historical Society, 1959-1973
  • The world according to Chinn
  • Conclusion: An assessment of Colonel George Morgan Chinn
  • Appendix A: Chinn's education, awards, and achievements
  • Appendix B: Chinn's publications.