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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rayburn, Otto Ernest (Author)
Other Authors: Blevins, Brooks, 1969- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2021.
Series:Chronicles of the Ozarks.
Subjects:
Appalachians (People) > Social life and customs.
Ozark Mountains > Description and travel.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Editor's Note
  • Author's Foreword
  • I. A World Apart
  • Loafer's Glory
  • Location and Names
  • Pioneer Ingenuity
  • II. Anglo-Saxon Seed Bed
  • Salt of the Earth
  • Backgrounds and Movements
  • III. Hillsman's Harvest
  • Toothsome Treasures
  • Bounties of Nature
  • IV. Necessities of Life
  • Hillcroft "Vittles"
  • Art Crafts and Skills
  • Socialized Labor
  • V. Fun and Frolic
  • Swing Your Partner
  • On with the Dance!
  • Social Pastimes
  • VI. Customs and Traditions
  • Hillbilly Barter
  • Going to Mill
  • Special Days
  • Parade of Folklore
  • Little Log Schoolhouse
  • VII. Sports Afield
  • The Shooting Match
  • Hunter's Paradise
  • Fisherman's Luck
  • VIII. Boy Meets Girl
  • Pride of Posey
  • Courtship and Marriage
  • IX. Mountain Music
  • "Arkansaw Traveler"
  • Ballad Hunting
  • X. Things Eternal
  • Death and Burial
  • The Church at Hog Scald
  • XI. Primitive Panaceas
  • The "Yarb" Doctor
  • Home Remedies
  • XII. Wind and Smoke
  • Snakes Alive!
  • Signs and Superstitions
  • XIII. Stormy Roads
  • Seat of Justice
  • Gallant Outlawry
  • Bully of the Town
  • XIV. Lore and Legend
  • The Fighting Parson
  • Treasure Trove
  • Indian Footprints
  • Fact and Fable
  • XV. Men of the Mountains
  • Backhill Hermit
  • Hideaway Bent
  • XVI. Traits and Trends
  • The Woman Who Waits
  • Economic Drift
  • Notes to the Text