02729nam 2200637Ia 450 991078133210332120200520144314.01-283-13551-597866131355130-8131-3405-6(CKB)2550000000037068(EBL)792119(OCoLC)739719114(SSID)ssj0000526026(PQKBManifestationID)11372790(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526026(PQKBWorkID)10507728(PQKB)11683702(OCoLC)826457313(MdBmJHUP)muse3340(Au-PeEL)EBL792119(CaPaEBR)ebr10478452(CaONFJC)MIL313551(MiAaPQ)EBC792119(MiAaPQ)EBC30392638(Au-PeEL)EBL30392638(EXLCZ)99255000000003706820110523d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTales from Kentucky sheriffs[electronic resource] /William Lynwood Montell1st ed.Lexington, Ky. University Press of Kentuckyc20111 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-4039-0 0-8131-3404-8 Includes bibliographical references.Becoming sheriff -- Arrested people's behavior -- Mentally deprived people -- Law enforcement humor -- Moonshine, marijuana, and meth -- Major problems and significant accomplishments -- Mistakes -- Other sheriffs -- Dangerous or fatal events -- Colleagues -- Biographies of storytellers.Following the success of his collections of stories from funeral directors, schoolteachers, doctors, and lawyers, folklorist William Lynwood Montell presents a new volume of tales from Kentucky sheriffs. Montell collected stories from all areas of the state to represent the diversity of social and economic backgrounds in the various communities the officers serve.Tales from Kentucky Sheriffs covers elections, criminal behavior, and sheriff's mistakes in a lighthearted and often humorous manner. The book includes accounts of a drunk driver who thought he was in a different state, a shSheriffsKentuckyHistoryPeace officersKentuckyHistorySheriffsHistory.Peace officersHistory.363.28/209769Montell William Lynwood1931-1485463MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781332103321Tales from Kentucky sheriffs3708992UNINA