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"You ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true ..." So begins "Crook-Neck Dick," one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. Derived from African-American legends, these fables have entertained generations of Charleston...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bennett, John, 1865-1956 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2020]
Temas:
African Americans > South Carolina > Charleston > Folklore.
Folklore > South Carolina > Charleston.
Tales > South Carolina > Charleston.
Noirs américains > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Folklore.
Folklore > Caroline du Sud > Charleston.
Contes > Caroline du Sud > Charleston.
FICTION > Ghost.
African Americans
Folklore
Tales
South Carolina > Charleston
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"You ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true ..." So begins "Crook-Neck Dick," one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. Derived from African-American legends, these fables have entertained generations of Charlestonians with sheer storytelling magic. To the delight of folklorists, students of Charleston history, and all those who love a good ghost story, this treasury returns to print in a new edition featuring previously unpublished photos of the storytellers who shared these remarkable stories with John Bennett"--
Notas:Originally published: New York : Rinehart & Company, 1946.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiii, 206 pages)
ISBN:9781643361383
1643361384

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