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Author Jude Gaillot

Coming in late 2025

(Probably. Maybe. I hope so.)

Truth is quirkier than fiction in Welcome to Eureka Springs: The I-Sh*t-You-Not History of America's Quirkiest Town.

Millions of tourists know Eureka Springs, Arkansas, as a charming Victorian village. Far fewer have heard these sixty too-crazy-to-make-up tales of colorful characters who have trodden its wildly uneven streets.

How did a skin rash lead to the town's founding? Why did local saloons post signs saying "All Nations Welcome Except Carrie"? Did the Crescent Hotel really have a morgue in its basement? What illicit attraction drew Willie Nelson back year after year? And how did a remote backwoods hamlet become a haven for hippies, bikers, the gay community, and a seven-story Jesus statue?

Find out as you discover the other side of the Ozarks!

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