Cincinnati Curiosities : Healing Powers of the Wamsley Madstone, Nocturnal Exploits of Old Man Dead, Mazeppa's Naked Ride & More.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hand, Greg.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cincinnati (Ohio)--History.

Curiosities and wonders--Ohio Cincinnati.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

Explore the eccentric side of yesterday's Queen CityCincinnatians today wrap themselves in a comforting blanket of serene conformity, soothed by the myth that the Queen City has always been a bland, somewhat Germanic, little backwater. History tells us otherwise. Old Cincinnati was a pretty strange place. UFOs? Witchcraft? Sea Monsters? Occult societies? Public executions? All very common in Old Cincinnati. Over its history, this burgeoning river metropolis pursued the unusual, the sensational and the controversial. Cincinnati was big - among the ten largest U.S. cities. And it was rude and crude, still shaking off the dust from its years as a frontier outpost. Much of the popular nightlife then would be illegal today.Buckle up as author Greg Hand leads a rambunctious tour through the old, weird Cincinnati.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Old Weird Cincinnati

2. The Dead Beneath Our Feet

3. Tales from the Old City

4. The Sensational and the Senseless

5. Freaks, Flesh and Footlights

6. Grub Punishers and Midnight Gourmands

7. Titanic Teutonic Tipplers

8. Recreational Chemistry

9. Nudity, Naughtiness and Negotiable Affection

10. Boss Cox's Fiefdom

Selected Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Hand, Greg Cincinnati Curiosities

ISBN:

9781439676677

OCLC:

1350430115