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Otto Wood, the Bandit : The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer behind the Appalachian Ballads /

"Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death. However, few know the history of this Appalachian figure beyond the larger-than-life version heard in song. Trevor McKenzie reconst...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McKenzie, Trevor (Autor)
Otros Autores: Holt, David, 1946- (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Time among strangers: childhood and early crimes, 1893-1912 -- Outlaw of the Boone Trail: carjacking and the Wood crime family, 1913-1917 -- The mountains were the safest place: Otto Wood, blockader and highwayman, 1918-1923 -- Killing a rattlesnake: The Greensboro killing and the 1924 prison escape, 1923-1924 -- The Houdini of Cell Block A: Otto Wood, criminal celebrity, 1925-928 -- An experiment in humanity: the reformer and the renegade, 1928-1930 -- I'll make'em earn their reward: final days, December 1930 -- Step up, buddies, and listen to my song: the ballads of Otto Wood, 1931-present. 
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