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Bombast, Bourbon and Burgoo

By Todd Hatton

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Paducah, KY – Journalist & West Kentucky Community & Technical College history professor Berry Craig has collected some of the more colorful stories of the more colorful characters in Kentucky politics. And now, he's collected the tales he's accumulated over the years in a new book, True Tales of Old Time Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon, & Burgoo. Todd Hatton spoke with Berry Craig about the book, some of his favorite anecdotes, & what he's learned from the Commonwealth's old-time politics.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College history professor Berry Craig's book, True Tales of Old Time Kentucky Politics: Bombast, Bourbon, and Burgoo is available through major bookstores and online at Amazon.com. Todd Hatton spoke with Mr. Craig from his WKCTC office.