The Monster Stick & Other Appalachian Tall Tales

"Paul and Bil Lepp are the masters of the liar-tale tradition—not just in the telling but in the creation of dumbfounding, incredible, stupendous, mindboggling, and absolutely delightful tales." (Loyal Jones) Between The Monster Stick, Paul's fishing rod of mythical proportion, and Bil's dog of, shall we say, interesting pedigree, these repeat winners of the West Virginia State Liars Contest have concocted the most original bunch of tall tales that ever really happened.