Here
we are with another appeal for everyone to pick up a copy or two of Hoosier Hysterical: How the West Became the
Midwest Without Moving At All, and by “pick up” I mean buy, because
shoplifting’s illegal. At ten bucks for a hard copy, it’s less than a price of
a large Starbucks triple latte coco-café
supreme with extra cinnamon and
that foam stuff, with a muffin on the side.
(I
have no idea if that’s true: I don’t drink coffee, and my doctor won’t let me
eat muffins.)
We
need to sell a few more copies to justify the year we spent researching and
writing. I know what you’re thinking: “You spent a whole year researching a
humor book?”
Okay,
when you put it that way, it does seem a little silly. But if not for the
research, I wouldn't have discovered some neat stuff:
How
would I have found out that Indiana was the site of a Revolutionary War naval
battle?
How
else would I have had the chance to photograph Lincoln’s well, Roseanne’s house, or a coffin in a cave?
How
would I have learned about Elvis Presley’s connection to the country’s first
train robbery?
How
else would I know that George Washington’s (alleged) illegitimate son moved
Mount Vernon to Indiana?
Most
important of all, how would I have discovered the nickname for Indiana
residents may be related to missing body parts?
I
know what you’re thinking: “Mark, are you trying to tease us into reading the
book?”
Yes.
Yes, I am.
So for the funniest historical humor book ever written by someone
living in my house (I can’t confirm that—I have no idea what the dog wrote
before we got him), it wouldn’t kill you to read a preview here: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-R.-Hunter/e/B0058CL6OO,
or get it straight from me at www.markrhunter.com.
Probably
it wouldn’t. Do you have any preexisting conditions?
So...Roseanne's house is actually in Indiana?
ReplyDeleteYep, in a city down in the southern part of the state--where one of the creators of the show once lived. We stopped and took a photo that's in the book, and it's remarkable how little the place has changed. Also, the neighborhood is exactly the kind of area you'd expect Roseanne's house to be in!
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