| Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts Contributor(s): Cavinder, Fred D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253283205 ISBN-13: 9780253283207 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1985 Annotation: What the Guinness Book has done for the records of the world, this book does for Indiana, whose resourceful natives and residents have blazed a bright trail of accomplishments in nearly every field. Hoosiers have headed the pack in the pioneer world, in the introduction of the automotive age, and later in the creation of the air age, and even today in the space age. A major section of the book is devoted to sports records of all varieties. Records have been set in all manner of competition from corn picking to catapults. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 977.200 |
| LCCN: 84043155 |
| Series: Trivia Fun |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.04" W x 9.21" (1.30 lbs) 374 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Indiana |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What the Guinness brothers have done for the records of the world, this book does for Indiana, whose resourceful inhabitants have blazed a bright trail of accomplishments in nearly every field. There is wonderful whimsy in this census of people who excel, excite, enthrall, and exceed the expectations of even the most eager Hoosierphile. |