Hitchhiker: Stories from the Kentucky Homefront

by Bob Thompson and Roberta Simpson Brown

Growing up next door to his Granny's country store in McCracken County, Kentucky, a very young Bob Thompson had unlimited access to the cold-drink box and shelves of candy. Only later did he realize that the greatest benefit of this arrangement was that his playmates and best friends were all adults who frequented the grocery. As he passed his childhood years on the store's front porch, Thompson internalized the tales and folk traditions conveyed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813174287
• ISBN13: 9780813174280
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up