| Description |
1 online resource (x, 319 pages) : illustrations |
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e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Contents |
The North Carolina Wildfowl Decoy Tradition / Stephen Matchak -- "I Never Could Play Alone": The Emergence of the New River Valley String Band, 1875-1915 / Thomas Carter, with Thomas Sauber -- The Hugh Dixon Homestead: What to Make of Tradition? / Rachel B. Osborn -- Economic and Cultural Influences on German and Scotch-Irish Quilts in Antebellum Rowan County, North Carolina / Laurel Horton -- The Development of the Bright-Leaf Tobacco Auctioneer's Chant / Bill Mansfield -- The Solitary Memory: A Greek-American's Recollections of the Folk Play Panaretos John A. Porter -- The Banjo-Song Genre: A Study of "High Sheriff," Dink Roberts's Man-against-the-Law Song / Cecelia Conway -- The Narrative Style of Marshall Ward, Jack-Tale-Teller / Charlotte Paige Gutierrez -- Symbols from Ribbons: Afro-American Funeral-Ribbon Quilts in Chatham County, North Carolina / Mary Anne McDonald -- "Learnin', Though"; Environmental Art as a Creative Process / Kathleen Condon -- In the Good Old Way: Primitive Baptist Tradition in an Age of Change Brett Sutton -- Banjos and Blues / Kip Lornell -- Why Do Duck Decoys Have Eyes? / John Forrest -- Tugging on Superman's Cape: The Making of a College Legend James Wise -- The Dissembling Line: Industrial Pranks in a North Carolina Textile Mill / Douglas DeNatale |
| Summary |
Arts in Earnest explores the unique folklife of North Carolina from ruddy ducks to pranks in the mill. Traversing from Murphy to Manteo, these fifteen essays demonstrate the importance of North Carolina's continually changing folklife. From decoy carving along the coast, to the music of tobacco chants and the blues of the Piedmont, to the Jack tales of the mountains, Arts in Earnest reflects the story of a people negotiating their rapidly changing social and economic environment. Personal interviews are an important element in the book. Laura Lee, an elderly black woman from Chatham County, des |
| Analysis |
Folklore |
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North Carolina |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-306) and index |
| 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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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL pda |
| Subject |
Folklore -- North Carolina
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Folklore
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Manners and customs
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Folklore -- États-Unis -- Caroline du Nord.
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| SUBJECT |
North Carolina -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092500
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| Subject |
North Carolina
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Caroline du Nord (États-Unis) -- Moeurs et coutumes.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928- editor.
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Zug, Charles G., III, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780822381617 |
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0822381613 |
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1282904132 |
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9781282904132 |
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9786612904134 |
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6612904135 |
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