Book Review
Nebraska Curiosities: Quirkly Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff, by Rick Yoder and David Harding. The definitive collection of Nebraska’s odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nebraska residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Whether you’re a born-and-raised Nebraskan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Nebraska Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Rick Yoder and David Harding take you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Cornhusker State. Go mooclear with two animal husbandry students who, in 1963, participated in the first cattle fallout-shelter survival test—by spending two weeks in close quarters with thirty-five cows . . . and one bull. Be wowed by the Chickendale Dancers at the annual Wayne Chicken Show—whose attractions also includea “cluck-off” competition. Visit the Avoca Quack-Off—when more than 1,000 people descend on Avoca (pop. 270) in mid-winter to drink beer and howl at the ducks racing across a flooded, frozen tennis court. (You can rent a bird for $5.)Rick Yoder has spent his career working on sustainability solutions for businesses and his leisure time looking for Nebraska’s most curious people, places, and things. David Harding is a regular columnist on Nebraska history for the Omaha World-Herald. Click here for more information or to order.
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