Southern Appalachian storytellers : interviews with sixteen keepers of the oral tradition / edited by Saundra Gerrell Kelley.
"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."--Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780786447510
- ISBN: 0786447516
- Physical Description: vii, 215 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Sheila Kay Adams -- Lloyd Arneach -- Marilou Awiakta -- Gary Carden -- Jo Carson -- Angelyn Debord -- Elizabeth Ellis -- John Thomas Fowler -- Linda Goss -- Rosa Hicks -- Ted Hicks -- Dot Jackson -- Charlotte Ross -- James "Sparky" Rucker -- Betty Smith -- Jerry Wolfe. |
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| Subject: | Folklore > Appalachian Region, Southern. Storytelling > Appalachian Region, Southern > Anecdotes. Storytellers > Appalachian Region, Southern > Anecdotes. |
| Genre: | Anecdotes. |
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"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."--Provided by publisher.
