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Noodling for Flatheads: Moonshine, Monster Catfish, and Other Southern Comforts
There are some preconceptions about southern traditions that need to be clarified Moonshining is no longer the pastime of grizzled Deliverance yahoos, but a multimillion-dollar business laced with SWAT-style raids; squirrel brains probably aren't responsible for neurological disorders; and in Louisiana, a good cockfight is fun for the whole family. These are some of the enlightened reports delivered by Burkhard Bilger as he explores the stereotypical, eclectic habits of southerners from West Virginia to Oklahoma. Despite Bilger's journalistic pedigree (he is an editor with The Sciences and Discover, and has credits in The Atlantic and Harper's, where his cockfighting piece, "Enter the Chicken" previously appeared), he slips into nostalgia just enough to romanticize a squirrel hunt, or raise a game of backwoods marbles into an Olympic march of glory. Bilger kicks off the tour from his hometown in Oklahoma, where he "noodles"--thrashes a limb around in catfish-thick waters--hoping to land a fabled 80-pound monster with his bare hands. In Louisiana he challenges the misgivings any nonenthusiast might have about cockfighting. Even though it's illegal in most of the country, the bloodsport is thriving in the Bayou State, replete with trade magazines, well-produced venues, and American Kennel Club-worthy breeding strategies. The same passion for efficiency goes into the moonshining business, where Bilger is taken under the wing of one of the few shiners willing to lead him through his sourmash operation. A few nights later, however, Bilger is on the other side, on a raid with the local sheriff. Squirrel-brain consumption is still popular in hamlets throughout Kentucky, even after a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine blamed a neurological disease on the dish. Frog legs, one Georgia entrepreneur claims, will soon replace chicken, and southern cooking--the kind that features chitlins, pigs feet, and collards--has become haute cuisine in Atlanta. Back in Oklahoma, Bilger connects with a coonhound trainer during a long night's raccoon chase, and he follows the success of a backwoods marble team who shaped their shooters in the granite-strewn streams of Tennessee. Bilger treats each eccentric character with a distant respect and hints at the melancholy of losing tradition, no matter how bizarre. --Lolly Merrell.
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The Trailsman #321: Flathead Fury (Trailsman)
This town aint big enough for the two of them... At the request of a friend, Skye Fargo heads to the town of Polson to see if theres trouble brewing. But its already boiling over, with the entire area under the iron thumb of Big Mike Durn a big-time hard-case with a gang of goons to back him up. And it doesnt take long for the Trailsman to realize that the only one way to stop Big Mike is to put him in a big grave....
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Explore! Glacier National Park and Montana's Flathead Valley (Exploring Series)
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Rebuilding the Famous Ford Flathead (Insights)
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How to Build a Flathead Ford V-8 (Motorbooks Workshop)
Ford's Model T put America on wheels. His flathead (valve-in-block) V8, introduced in 1932, was durable, powerful, and extremely adaptable and is the engine which inspired three generations of hot-rodders and put America onto the race tracks. "How to Build a Flathead Ford V-8" was written with machine-shop experience and features all the parts and procedures for three distinct engine build-ups. Detailed information features all clearances and machining procedures and includes 250 photos in full color. .
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Ford Flathead -New Edition
Flathead spoken here. From stock rebuilds to high-horsepower modified engines, this book delivers instructions on every facet of rebuilding your flathead V-8. Crystal-clear photos make every step easy to understand and follow, including block reconditioning, new oil seals, manifolds, superchargers and electronic ignitions. Contains essential details on how to install later-model flatheads into early model chassis, plus where to buy parts. .
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Basic Hot Rod Pinstriping Techniques With Hot Rod Surf
BASIC HOT ROD PINSTRIPING TECHNIQUES WITH HOT ROD SURF by MWMPinstriping dates back as far as humans have made vehicles Now you too can try your hand at the ancient art form of pinstriping! Basic Hot Rod Pinstriping Techniques with HOT ROD SURF gives you an inside look at the essentials of get started on your future wild pinstriping adventure. Basic Hot Rod Pinstriping Techniques with HOT ROD SURF will guide you on the materials, hand techniques, and basic designs needed to stripe like the pros. Read this fabulous book, pick up the brush, and start striping! Find out if you have what it takes!.
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How to Build Ford Flathead V-8 Horsepower (Motorbooks Workshop)
This is a follow-up and companion to the successful How to Build a Flathead Ford V-8. This new edition describes the build-up of a 1946–1948 model 59 engine with a 4-barrel carburetor, a blown French flathead engine, and a blown Ardun engine—designed for street use. Many French flathead engines have been purchased by flathead lovers in the United States. There is a strong demand for those engine blocks, and the purchasers are desperate for any build-up information. The popularity of the Ardun is amazing, and this second volume contains a load of new information about the Ardun, as well as information and photographs of the lastest flathead goodies, such as crankshafts, connecting rods, intake manifolds, and cylinder heads. .
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Insiders' Guide to Glacier National Park, 5th: Including the Flathead Valley and Waterton Lakes National Park (Insiders' Guide Series)
Montana's Glacier Country is just the place for hiking, skiing, fishing, biking,, white-water rafting, and horseback riding. Also find great live music, fine dining, shopping, and family entertainment.
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Flathead Fever
Build up your Flathead! With the availability of more modern technology, new speed equipment is now available to enable these engines to produce horsepower far in excess of their makers' wildest dreams. Davidson takes you step-by-step through the entire buildups of Flatheads fitted to a couple of Ford Roadsters. Revised edition. .
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