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The people of the Kentucky mountains and the southern Appalachians preserved a language alive with colorful turns of phrase and whimsical wit and for their amusement they created a rich vein of oral lore -- songs, tales, and games. James Still presents a varied and entertaining collection of riddles...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Still, James
Otros Autores: McCaffery, Janet (Ilustrador)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lexington] : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015.
Temas:
Riddles, American > Kentucky.
Riddles.
Wit and humor.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Riddles, American.
Kentucky.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The people of the Kentucky mountains and the southern Appalachians preserved a language alive with colorful turns of phrase and whimsical wit and for their amusement they created a rich vein of oral lore -- songs, tales, and games. James Still presents a varied and entertaining collection of riddles, whimsies, and verbal pranks, gathered through his long association with the mountain people of eastern Kentucky. This book includes in one volume two earlier books -- Way Down Yonder on Troublesome Creek and The Wolfpen Rusties -- that have been unavailable for several years. It contains the com.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (116 pages)
ISBN:9780813157061
0813157064

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