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The book aims to take readers back to a time when teachers were principals, educators, and janitors all rolled into one. -- James Roberts, Central Kentucky

This is a delightful book and will be enjoyed by anyone, lawyer or not, who enjoys a good story. - Tennessee Bar Journal. Unexpurgated stories in the words of mostly small-town lawyers involved in some of the damnedest cases you could ever imagine. - Huntsville (TX) Item, (Columbus, MS) Commercial Dispatch. When you get 39 lawyers and judges talking about what happens in court, the stories may prove enlightening, disappointing, humorous, sad, hopeful, downright real - and occasionally almost unbelievable. - Kentucky Monthly. One of those books that is fun to peruse. - Lexington Herald-Leader. This collection of tales from some of the country's best raconteurs covers not only courtroom situations, but also every kind of topic that might come under a lawyer's eye, from homicide, theft, and moonshine to family matters, with marvelous accounts of blunders, sharp repartee, and comeuppances. - Storytelling Magazine. Montell has done an outstanding job of pulling all the different bits together to create a well-organized, fun-to-read collection of how the legal system in Kentucky has changed over the years. Montell has patched together a clear image of the small-town lawyer, his view of self and his place in the world at large, and how that image has changed with the growth of the legal system. It's a good choice for anyone looking for simply funny stories, or anyone interested in Kentucky. - Lyrae Borders, Bowling Green Daily News. The book aims to take readers back to a time when teachers were principals, educators, and janitors all rolled into one. - James Roberts, Central Kentucky

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William Lynwood Montell, professor emeritus of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, USA is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes, and Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes.

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