Southern Appalachian storytellers : interviews with sixteen keepers of the oral tradition /
To be from Appalachia--to be at home there and to love it passionately--informs the narratives of each of the sixteen storytellers featured in this work. Their stories are rich in the lore of the past, influenced by family, especially grandparents, and the ancient mountains they saw every day of the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Company,
[2011]
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| Series: | Contributions to southern Appalachian studies ;
27. |
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| Summary: | To be from Appalachia--to be at home there and to love it passionately--informs the narratives of each of the sixteen storytellers featured in this work. Their stories are rich in the lore of the past, influenced by family, especially grandparents, and the ancient mountains they saw every day of their lives as they were growing up. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786447510 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786447516 (softcover : alk. paper) |