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

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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. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Carlton, 1933-2014
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chinn, George M., > 1902-1987.
United States. > Marine Corps.
Kentucky Historical Society.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps > Officiers > Biographies.
United States. > Marine Corps > Officers > Biography.
Kentucky Historical Society > Biography.
Military art and science > Technological innovations.
Marines.
Historians.
Businessmen.
Bodyguards.
Armed Forces > Officers.
HISTORY > Military > Weapons.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Fusiliers marins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Art et science militaires > Innovations > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Hommes d'affaires > Kentucky > Biographies.
Gardes du corps > Kentucky > Biographies.
Marines > United States > Biography.
Military art and science > Technological innovations > United States > History > 20th century.
Historians > Kentucky > Biography.
Businessmen > Kentucky > Biography.
Bodyguards > Kentucky > Biography.
United States.
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Biographies.
Kentucky > Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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