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How we talked and Common folks /
Two of Verna Mae Slone's most beloved books-How We Talked and Common Folks-are now available in a single edition. How We Talked is a timeless piece of literature, a free-form combination of glossary and memoir that uses native expressions to depict everyday life in Caney Creek, Kentucky. In add...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, KY :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Two of Verna Mae Slone's most beloved books-How We Talked and Common Folks-are now available in a single edition. How We Talked is a timeless piece of literature, a free-form combination of glossary and memoir that uses native expressions to depict everyday life in Caney Creek, Kentucky. In addition to phrases and their meanings, the book contains sections on the customs and wisdom of Slone's community, a collection of children's rhymes, and stories and superstitions unique to Appalachia. |
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| Notas: | First work originally published: Pippa Passes, Ky. : Pippa Valley Printing, 1982; 2nd work originally published: Pippa Passes, Ky. : Writers and the Appalachian Learning Laboratory, Alice Lloyd College, 1979. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780813173290 0813173299 |