From Jasper to Selma to Hoover, central Alabama is bursting at the seams
with unique stories and legendary characters. Read about the Goat Man,
the famous wandering traveler who wrestled a bear, narrowly avoided
being lynched by the Ku Klux Klan, was pronounced dead and taken to the
morgue and later became an ordained preacher. Learn the story of the
Alabama White Thang, a seven-foot-tall creature covered in white hair
that has appeared all over the region. Be charmed by Fred, the Rockford
town dog that became everyone's best friend and had his fifteen minutes
of fame on Animal Planet. Author Beverly Crider brings the most bizarre
facets of the Alabama spirit to life with dozens of strange stories in
central Alabama.