{"product_id":"kentucky-maverick-the-life-and-adventures-of-colonel-george-m-chinn-hardcover","title":"Kentucky Maverick: The Life and Adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarlton Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel 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 gambling operation during Prohibition. He even served as Governor A. B. \"Happy\" Chandler's bodyguard before joining the Marine Corps in 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKentucky Maverick\u003c\/i\u003e, Carlton Jackson details the life of a legendary and highly decorated Marine whose career spanned both world wars, the Korean War, and Vietnam. Chinn's service paired a love of history with a special kind of genius: he documented the history of military technology while designing innovative weapons such as the M-19 automatic grenade launcher, which is still used in the armed forces today. After leaving the Corps, Chinn leaned on his many connections to become the director of the Kentucky Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlton Jackson's entertaining biography weaves together outrageous tales of gunplay and politics while revealing Chinn's sense of humor, unbending will, and a sense of destiny that could only be fulfilled by a true twentieth-century Renaissance man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCarlton Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (1933-2014) was University Distinguished Professor at Western Kentucky University and the author of numerous books, including\u003ci\u003e P. S. I Love You: The Story of the Singing Hilltoppers\u003c\/i\u003e. His book \u003ci\u003eHattie: The Life of Hattie McDaniel\u003c\/i\u003e was listed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the fifty most notable books of 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.78 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45942709518521,"sku":"9780813161051","price":81.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/kentucky-maverick-the-life-and-adventures-of-colonel-george-m-chinn-hardcover","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}