Tales from Kentucky Lawyers

By William Lynwood Montell

Book Overview

" "A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer asked her, 'Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have sex with a hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?' She thought for a few minutes, then said, 'What was that date again?'"-from the book Lawyers have long been known as master storytellers, and those from Kentucky are certainly no exception. Veteran oral historian and folklorist Lynwood Montell has collected tales from dozens of lawyers and judges from th

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813122945
• ISBN13: 9780813122946
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A very narrow audience

A very readable book but my concern is that it has a very narrow audience -- attorneys who practice in rural or southern states. In any case, lots of great stories and a good look back at how things used to be. If you like this sort of thing, then this is the sort of thing you will like!