At long last, with more than 65 years in its preparation, Bob Frame's book, "What Is There To Write About In Perry County?" is available. A long time resident of Crooksville (McLuney) Ohio, Bob Frame, has his favorite stories of the rich and varied history of Perry County and Southeastern Ohio. He envisions a book that many Perry Countians will want to own and to read time and time again.
I read this delightful collection of anecdotes and poems as research for a novella I'm writing set in Crooksville, Ohio which is in Perry County. It also appealed to me because I grew up in the Buckeye State. Though I haven't lived there in decades, my ancestral roots are deep in the state's southwestern region (primarily Symmes and Ross Counties).
This is a self indulgent portrait of a rural Perry County, Ohio county. The antidotes might be interesting to those that live in or near the area, it is a pretty superficial history of the county. In the hands of a good editor, it could have been a more enjoyable read for the general public as a snapshot of small town America.