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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Where It Began; The Setting of the Legend; HOW IT WAS; Uncle Bud's Day; Janey's Day; Frankie's Day; WHAT IT MEANS; The Narratives as Folk Literature; The Legend as History; Conclusion; An Afterword; Notes; Informants |
| Summary |
According to the scant historical records available, Uncle Bud Long, his daughter Janey, and her son Frankie lived near Clark's Landing, Kentucky, for about twenty years early in this century. Mr. Clarke has collected the tales of the Longs' strange ways from old-time residents of the community, both those who knew the Longs and those who inherited the stories by word of mouth. Here he skillfully weaves them into a loose narrative and, in addition, analyzes the ways in which the anecdotes have been transmuted in the process of retelling. This analysis of the stories of Uncle Bud reveals much ab |
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Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Long, Bud
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Legends -- Kentucky
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Folklore -- Methodology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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FICTION -- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
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Folklore -- Methodology
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Legends
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Kentucky
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813162430 |
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0813162432 |
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0813194474 |
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9780813194479 |
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