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050 00 $aF456.C487$bJ33 2015
082 00 $a976.9/043092$aB$223
100 1 $aJackson, Carlton,$d1933-2014,$eauthor.
245 10 $aKentucky maverick :$bthe life and adventures of Colonel George M. Chinn /$cCarlton Jackson.
264 1 $aLexington, Kentucky :$bUniversity Press of Kentucky,$c[2015]
300 $a194 pages ;$c23 cm
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520 2 $a"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. 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. In Kentucky Maverick, 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. Carlton 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"--Provided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: 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.
600 10 $aChinn, George M.,$d1902-1987.
651 0 $aKentucky$vBiography.
650 0 $aMarines$zUnited States$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xOfficers$vBiography.
650 0 $aMilitary art and science$xTechnological innovations$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aHistorians$zKentucky$vBiography.
610 20 $aKentucky Historical Society$vBiography.
650 0 $aBusinessmen$zKentucky$vBiography.
650 0 $aBodyguards$zKentucky$vBiography.
852 00 $bglx$hF456.C487$iJ33 2015