NPR’s Talk of the Nation
"Everything [is here] from where Truman held up that famous newspaper to where Johnny Appleseed planted his famous trees."

ABC News
"A virtual roadmap of Hollywood and pop culture history."

Knight-Ridder
"Makes the random, unusual and weird cool again."

RoadTripUSA.com
". . .From Christopher Columbus and Johnny Appleseed to Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Smart, [this book] spans American history."

National Post
"A guide to not-so-famous cultural landmarks. . .these off-the-beaten track sites aren't easy to find, but that's precisely the point. . ."

Chicago Tribune
"Ton[s] of information here . . . this fun and irresistible guide [of] palatable pop culture chunks . . . will keep you entertained for hours!"

Wall Street Journal
"Author Chris Epting identifies pop-culture landmarks that have yet to be turned into official attractions."

New York Daily News
"Relive your favorite moments in celeb meltdowns with [this] guide to the locations of America’s most famous... celebrity shenanigans."

Los Angeles Magazine
"Tabloid readers and tourists will love [this] Hollywood Babylon meets Fodor's guide to the historic, tragic and scandalous."

Book Description
This encyclopedic look at America's most famous and infamous pop culture events includes historical information on more than 600 landmarks and their exact locations. Sites include the Hollywood Boulevard beauty salon where Marilyn Monroe first dyed her hair blonde, the prison used in the Shawshank Redemption, and the birthplace of the hot fudge sundae. Special sidebar sections are dedicated to Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Ernest Hemingway, Bonnie and Clyde, Alfred Hitchcock, and more. An amazing portrait of the bizarre, shocking, weird, and wonderful moments that have come to define American culture, this follow-up to the acclaimed James Dean Died Here continues to uncover the unseemly and beautiful in the American landscape.


About the Author
Chris Epting is the author of James Dean Died Here and Roadside Baseball. He lives in Huntington Beach, California.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

This encyclopedic look at America's most famous and infamous pop culture events includes historical information on more than 600 landmarks and their exact locations. Sites include the Hollywood Boulevard beauty salon where Marilyn Monroe first dyed her hair blonde, the prison used in the Shawshank Redemption, and the birthplace of the hot fudge sundae. Special sidebar sections are dedicated to Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Ernest Hemingway, Bonnie and Clyde, Alfred Hitchcock, and more. An amazing portrait of the bizarre, shocking, weird, and wonderful moments that have come to define American culture, this follow-up to the acclaimed James Dean Died Here continues to uncover the unseemly and beautiful in the American landscape.

Author Biography: Chris Epting is the author of James Dean Died Here and Roadside Baseball. He lives in Huntington Beach, California.

FROM THE CRITICS

Chicago Tribune

Epting has unearthed a ton of information here, dividing this fun and irresistible guide into palatable pop culture chunks . . . This book will keep you entertained for hours!

ABC News

A virtual roadmap of Hollywood and pop culture history.

National Post

A guide to not-so-famous cultural landmarks. . .these off-the-beaten track sites aren't easy to find, but that's precisely the point. . .readers need not be history buffs or frequent flyers in order to appreciate Marilyn Monroe Dyed Here. The trivia behind the trivia can be ingested seriously or casually. . .Epting has made more than 600 landmarks less elusive.

Sun Newspapers

This book is fascinating!

Talk of the Nation