Rusties and Riddles and Gee-Haw Whimmy-Diddles /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Still, James
Other Authors: McCaffery, Janet (Illustrator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: [Lexington] : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Riddles, American.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Wit and humor.
Riddles.
Riddles, American > Kentucky.
Kentucky.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (112 pages).
ISBN:9780813157061

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