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ISBN 13 : 9780578093444
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (934 download)
Download or read book More Tales from the Hills and Hollers of Eastern Kentucky written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen Quinn
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ISBN 13 : 9780578068893
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (688 download)
Download or read book Tales from the Hills and Hollers of Eastern Kentucky written by Karen Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Billy Curtis Clark
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ISBN 13 : 9781931672726
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (727 download)
Download or read book A Heap of Hills written by Billy Curtis Clark and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only the most serious students of Clark's career know that before he enjoyed national success, a collection of four stories, A Heap of Hills, was published while he was a college student. This modest and obscure little book was issued in 1953 by the University of Kentucky s Phi Beta Kappa society as an Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Writing. From that copy, the Jesse Stuart Foundation has produced a facsimile reprint as a token of our respect for Billy C. Clark. Although these stories were later reprinted in other publications, this book is a fond reminder of one of Kentucky s most loved and respected authors and educators. Following six new frontal pages and cover, Clark fans can treasure a reproduction of the original copy of A Heap of Hills with no changes in text or format.
Author : Leonard W. Roberts
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813101750
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)
Download or read book South from Hell-fer-Sartin written by Leonard W. Roberts and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1988-07-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South from Hell-fer-Sartin, a short creek flowing into the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River, lies one of the of the most isolated regions in Kentucky. There, on the north slope of the Pine Mountain range in Leslie and Perry counties -- probably the last stronghold of white, English-language folk tales in North America -- Leonard W. Roberts recorded this rich collection more than three decades ago. To a people who, at that time, watched dancing hearth fires more often than television, the adventures of Jack in the land of witches and giants, monsters and beautiful princesses, provided first-class entertainment. Here are such old favorites as "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Golden Arm," retold in the idiom of the Kentucky mountains. Here are hauntingly beautiful cantes fables and earthy Irishman jokes. Here are encounters with Indians and marvelous hunting escapades. Roberts introduces his collection, first published in 1955, with a sympathetic description of the mountain way of life. He notes especially the bewildering and rapid changes that came to the Pine Mountain watershed in that decade as the highways and electric lines at last brought in a sophistication that preferred the soap opera to the folk tale. Although the stories Roberts recorded were still a firm part of folk tradition at the time, he believed that within a decade or two they would be forgotten -- a prediction, sadly, by now no doubt fulfilled. Any lover of the vanishing art of tale telling will relish this rich treasury of folklore and humor. Full notes on sources, types, motifs, parallels, and possible origins of the tales make this collection valuable also for folklorists.
Author : Matthew R. Sparks
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 1985900998
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Haint Country written by Matthew R. Sparks and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hills of the Appalachian region hold secrets—dark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, hair-raising, and creepy folktales that reveal strange sightings and oddities, and they commonly serve as cautionary tales for eager and curious ears. These spine-tingling stories have been shared among family members and neighbors in eastern Kentucky for generations. Haint Country: Dark Folktales from the Hills and Hollers is a collection of weird, otherworldly, and mystic phenomena—tales that have been recorded and documented for the first time. Collected and adapted by Matthew R. Sparks and Olivia Sizemore, the anthology explores ghosts or "haints," strange creatures or "boogers," haunted locations or "stained earth," uncanny happenings or "high strangeness," and humorous Appalachian ghost encounters. Contemporary first-person yarns about black panthers, demons, and spectral coal miners reflect the style and dialect of the region. Though comprised of a mixture of claimed accounts and fictional lore, the locations and people woven throughout are very real. Complemented by evocative watercolor illustrations by Olivia Sizemore (who was inspired by the work of Stephen Gammell), Haint Country is a thrilling and bone-chilling excursion to the spooky corner of Appalachia.
Author : B Howl
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Appalachian Folklore written by B Howl and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-09-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Kentucky's folklore is a tapestry of tradition, woven through the generations and anchored in the bedrock of truth. Within the winding hollers and remote backwoods of this rugged region, stories take on a life of their own, shaped by the intimate connection between storytellers and their surroundings. What makes this folklore truly captivating is the duality inherent in these tales. They possess a dual nature, revealing both light and shadow, and leave us pondering whether they are myths, lore, or manifestations of an indomitable reality hidden within the heart of the Eastern Kentucky wilderness. As we delve into the lore of Eastern Kentucky, three distinct narratives stand out, each bearing the weight of generations. The first question that arises is whether these tales are myths. In the strictest sense, myths often involve deities or supernatural beings, but Eastern Kentucky's folklore is grounded in the tangible experiences of its people. It thrives on the shared knowledge of hunters, gatherers, and the resilient souls who have carved their lives from the land. In this sense, it might be more accurate to call them "lore" - stories passed down orally, reflecting the unique character of the region and its inhabitants. However, the beauty of Eastern Kentucky's folklore lies in its ambiguity. These stories are not confined by labels. They bridge the gap between myth and lore, intertwining with the everyday existence of those who have found solace and meaning in the rolling hills and thickets of the backwoods. Perhaps, deep within these tales, there resides a profound truth, one that defies easy categorization. They are rooted in the very essence of Eastern Kentucky, a place where nature's wildness mirrors the untamed spirit of its people. These narratives, with their shades of light and darkness, embody the resilience, resourcefulness, and mystique of a region that has thrived through adversity. They are not merely stories; they are the living heartbeats of a land where the past, present, and future merge, echoing through the hollers and enduring in the souls of those who call Eastern Kentucky home.
Author : Leonard Roberts
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Sang Branch Settlers written by Leonard Roberts and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leonard W. Roberts
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813187699
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Up Cutshin and Down Greasy written by Leonard W. Roberts and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-11-21 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along the isolated headwaters of the Kentucky River—Cutshin and Greasy creeks—folklorist Leonard Roberts found the Couches, a remarkable mountain family of gifted memory and imagination. For half a century they had preserved the traditional ways of their forebears—the farming methods, the household arts, and the games, ballads, dances, and tales that were their chief entertainment. In Up Cutshin and Down Greasy, brothers Dave and Jim Couch, born about the turn of the century, recall clearly their childhood days on Sang Branch of Greasy and Clover Fork of Big Leatherwood. Dave, a professional moonshiner and bottlegger in his younger days, tells of his brushes with the law. Jim engaged in lumbering and coal mining, with a little moonshining on the side. His accounts of mine accidents, in particular the one that cost him his leg, give an insight into the minds of those who risk their lives underground for the sake of high pay. First published in 1959, the book is available once again in paperback to pleasure a new generation of readers.
Author : James M. Fields
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781500617059
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Fields & Mullins Families of Eastern Kentucky written by James M. Fields and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As in the first book of my family short stories this is not a straight biography. This book is full of short stories as told by my grandparents, parents, and other family members as well as some of my own. This go around still has stories my papaw Monroe Fields was a part of, and let me tell you he was a character. Bud and Fronia my dad and mom are in some as well. The rest are full of my Aunts, Uncles, cousins as well as my sisters and myself. The stories begin in Eastern Kentucky, and end up in Scott County Indiana. My grandparents and parents were born and raised in Eastern Kentucky around Irishman Creek; well my aunts and uncles were to. The holler dad grew up in was name Booger Town, however that name is no worse than Hog Holler or Possum Trot which are real places as well. The holler dad grew up in is rich with funny and scary stories. My stories begin in the late depression era. Mom and dad was born near the end of the depression. Dad was born 1936 and mom in 1940. So follow the adventures of Monroe, Mae, Newt, Lizzie, Bud & Fronia as well as other family members as the stories unfold; feel free to laugh out loud or scratch your head, which ever feels right.
Author : Leonard W. Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Tall Tales of Eastern Kentucky written by Leonard W. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leonard W. Roberts
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ISBN 13 : 9780933302051
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Sang Branch Settlers ; Folksongs and Tales of an Eastern Kentucky Family written by Leonard W. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce Stewart
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813134277
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Blood in the Hills written by Bruce Stewart and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many antebellum Americans, Appalachia was a frightening wilderness of lawlessness, peril, robbers, and hidden dangers. The extensive media coverage of horse stealing and scalping raids profiled the regionÕs residents as intrinsically violent. After the Civil War, this characterization continued to permeate perceptions of the area and news of the conflict between the Hatfields and the McCoys, as well as the bloodshed associated with the coal labor strikes, cemented AppalachiaÕs violent reputation. Blood in the Hills: A History of Violence in Appalachia provides an in-depth historical analysis of hostility in the region from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Editor Bruce E. Stewart discusses aspects of the Appalachian violence culture, examining skirmishes with the native population, conflicts resulting from the regionÕs rapid modernization, and violence as a function of social control. The contributors also address geographical isolation and ethnicity, kinship, gender, class, and race with the purpose of shedding light on an often-stereotyped regional past. Blood in the Hills does not attempt to apologize for the region but uses detailed research and analysis to explain it, delving into the social and political factors that have defined Appalachia throughout its violent history.
Author : Leonard Roberts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book South from Hell-fer-Sartin written by Leonard Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew R. Sparks
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 198590098X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Haint Country written by Matthew R. Sparks and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2024-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hills of the Appalachia region hold secrets—dark, deep, varied, and mysterious. These secrets are often told in the form of eerie, thrilling, and creepy folk tales that reveal strange sightings, curious oddities, and commonly serve as cautionary tales for eager and curious ears. These spine-tingling stories have been told and retold by family members, neighbors, and "hillfolk" for generations. Haint Country: Dark Folktales from the Hills and Hollers is a collection of weird, otherworldly, and supernatural phenomenon in Eastern Kentucky—tales that have been recorded and documented for the first time. Collected and adapted by Matthew Sparks and Olivia Sizemore, the anthology explores stories of ghosts or "haints," strange creatures or "boogers," haunted locations or "stained earth," uncanny happenings or "high strangeness," and humorous Appalachian ghost stories. Contemporary yarns of black panthers, demons, and sightings of ghostly coal miners are narrated in the first person, reflecting the style and dialect of the collected oral history. Though comprised of a mixture of claimed accounts and fabricated lore, the locations and people woven throughout are very real. Complemented with evocative watercolor illustrations by Olivia Sizemore (who was inspired by the work of Stephen Gammell) and a compendium that provides additional context, Haint Country is a thrilling and bone-chilling excursion to the spooky corner of Appalachia.
Author : Kim Michele Richardson
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1492671533
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)
Download or read book The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek written by Kim Michele Richardson and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RECOMMENDED BY DOLLY PARTON IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE! A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER The bestselling historical fiction novel from Kim Michele Richardson, this is a novel following Cussy Mary, a packhorse librarian and her quest to bring books to the Appalachian community she loves, perfect for readers of William Kent Kreuger and Lisa Wingate. The perfect addition to your next book club! The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything—everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter. Cussy's not only a book woman, however, she's also the last of her kind, her skin a shade of blue unlike most anyone else. Not everyone is keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and a Blue is often blamed for any whiff of trouble. If Cussy wants to bring the joy of books to the hill folks, she's going to have to confront prejudice as old as the Appalachias and suspicion as deep as the holler. Inspired by the true blue-skinned people of Kentucky and the brave and dedicated Kentucky Pack Horse library service of the 1930s, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is a story of raw courage, fierce strength, and one woman's belief that books can carry us anywhere—even back home. Look for The Book Woman's Daughter, the new novel from Kim Michele Richardson, out now! Other Bestselling Historical Fiction from Sourcebooks Landmark: The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict The Engineer's Wife by Tracey Enerson Wood Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris
Author : James A Adkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781977221322
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Children of the Holler written by James A Adkins and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I look back at the 1950s and early '60s I realize now that what seemed like a depression to me, truly was a blessing in disguise. I honestly believe that if today's children had a little taste of the past we would all be better off in many, many ways. I thank God that I was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky and I will be an old head-of-the-holler Kentuckian until the day I die. - James A. Adkins
Author : Mary Jenkins
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512795135
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)
Download or read book Holler, Heaven and Home written by Mary Jenkins and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holler, Heaven and Home is an inspirational book with an Appalachian flavor. Its homespun stories and songs from the hills and hollers of eastern Kentucky will take you on a journey that shows the depths of faith during the good times and the bad. It chronicles the authors journey as her faith was on a firm foundation then wavered through the difficult time of her husbands cancer diagnosis and then, once again, restored. The book also reveals how Gods plan and purpose for our lives are often shown through the building blocks of adversity.
