Big Leatherwood Tales The Early Years

Author : Morris Ratliff
Publisher : Author House
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781456765262

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Big Leatherwood Tales-The Early Years by Morris Ratliff Pdf

The Appalachian Mountains, during the 19th and early 20th centuries, stood like an island of constancy in a sea of violent change. The mores of the people were Elizabethan, and the language was larded with the quaint hold-overs from the sounds of Old England. Issues were often settled by acts of personal violence rather than by resort to complex legality in a court of law. Personal honor was a very important issue, and to transgress a man’s honor was to incur his immediate wrath. Men lived by the feud; city-bred folk, usually those whose immediate ancestors had come late in the 19th century via Ellis Island, did not understand this state of affairs, and were often surprised when they gave offense. The natives of the mountain country were often looked upon with condescension by the “outlanders” . . . . often at their peril. Rural people did not suffer scorn lightly! For an old man, in the twilight of his years, fond memory could gloss over the problems, and leave only the good events. For a young boy, at the beginning of life, some events would be ingrained in memory forever.

Author : T/Sgt. James Lee Hutchinson EdS
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781524643072

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On Leatherwood Creek by T/Sgt. James Lee Hutchinson EdS Pdf

Life in the poverty of the Great Depression prior to World War II was a serious time, which today's generation can only imagine and could not endure. However, I have used the short story format, humor, and a sixth-grade vocabulary in many stories to encourage reading for ages twelve to ninety. The names of my boyhood pals represent many of my childhood pals, and stories are based on real events. My sketches and photos help set the scene for each short story, which stands alone but is more or less in order of events and seasons. The sketches also signify that I qualify as a starving artist. The twenty-five percent unemployment in our community led to many people living on the edge of starvation. Families lived in houses without electricity, water, or central heating, and their lives were not complicated by bathrooms, air conditioning, television, computer games, or cell phones. The outhouse was on the alley, and house water came from well pumps or a neighbor's faucet. Schools and parents demanded strict discipline, and education was important. Most families were striving to survive and rear their children to be law-abiding citizens. Children spent time in the fresh air, organized their own games, and roamed the streets, fields, or woodlands. However, they were assigned home chores and expected to contribute to the family. The Greatest Generation saved our country and the freedom we have enjoyed for three-quarters of a century.

Author : Harry M. Caudill
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813146287

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The Mountain, the Miner, and the Lord and Other Tales from a Country Law Office by Harry M. Caudill Pdf

This book of stories celebrates people who have a magnetism, a tenacity, a personal vision, an independence, and a self-sufficiency that elude most of us today.

Author : Richard M. Dorson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1986-02-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 0253203732

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Handbook of American Folklore by Richard M. Dorson Pdf

Includes material on interpretation methods and presentation of research.

Author : Leonard W. Roberts
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813187631

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South from Hell-fer-Sartin by Leonard W. Roberts Pdf

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 : Leonard W. Roberts
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813187693

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Up Cutshin and Down Greasy by Leonard W. Roberts Pdf

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 : Loyal Jones
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780252099694

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My Curious and Jocular Heroes by Loyal Jones Pdf

We were going down the road, and we came to this house. There was a little boy standing by the road just crying and crying. We stopped, and we heard the biggest racket you ever heard up in the house. œWhat TMs the matter, son? œWhy, Maw and Paw are up there fightin TM. œWho is your Paw, son? œWell, that TMs what they are fightin TM over. Brimming with ballads, stories, riddles, tall tales, and great good humor, My Curious and Jocular Heroes pays homage to four people who guided and inspired Loyal Jones TMs own study of Appalachian culture. His sharp-eyed portraits introduce a new generation to Bascom Lunsford, the pioneer behind the œmemory collections of song and story at Columbia University and the Library of Congress; the Sorbonne-educated collector and performer Josiah H. Combs; Cratis D. Williams, the legendary father of Appalachian studies; and the folklorist and master storyteller Leonard W. Roberts. Throughout, Jones highlights the tales, songs, jokes, and other collected nuggets that define the breadth of each man TMs research and repertoire.

Author : Walt Larimore
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780310256700

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Bryson City Tales by Walt Larimore Pdf

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Author : Leonard Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Kentucky
ISBN : IND:39000005918698

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South from Hell-fer-Sartin by Leonard Roberts Pdf

Author : William Dean Howells
Publisher : Musaicum Books
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9788075838254

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The Incredible Tales of Ohio (Illustrated Edition) by William Dean Howells Pdf

This eBook edition of "The Incredible Tales of Ohio (Illustrated Edition)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: The Ice Folk and the Earth Folk Ohio as a Part of France Ohio Becomes English The Forty Years' War for the West The Captivity of James Smith The Captivity of Boone and Kenton The Renegades The Wickedest Deed in Our History The Torture of Colonel Crawford The Escape of Knight and Slover The Indian Wars and St. Clair's Defeat The Indian Wars and Wayne's Victory Indian Fighters Later Captivities Indian Heroes and Sages Life in the Backwoods The First Great Settlements The State of Ohio in the War of 1812 A Foolish Man, a Philosopher, and a Fanatic Ways Out The Fight With Slavery The Civil War in Ohio Famous Ohio Soldiers Ohio Statesmen Other Notable Ohioans Incidents and Characteristics William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author, historian, literary critic, and playwright.

Author : Russ Manning
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594852817

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100 Trails of the Big South Fork: Tennessee & Kentucky, 4th Edition by Russ Manning Pdf

Escape with Russ Manning, the Southeast's hiking expert, into the deep gorges and rock shelters that make this area a natural utopia. He has trekked along every trail and behind every waterfall, from Yahoo Falls to the Gentleman's Swimming Hole--in 100 Trails of the Big South Fork, he guides you to and trough the land's best of best!

Author : Philip A. Greasley
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780253021168

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Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume Two by Philip A. Greasley Pdf

The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.

Author : Regina Leeds
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-11
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780738212685

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One Year to an Organized Life by Regina Leeds Pdf

From the professional named "Best Organizer in Los Angeles," a comprehensive, week-by-week bible to completely streamline all aspects of your life-from your closets to your finances. Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. For nearly twenty years, Regina Leeds has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build routines over time so that life becomes simple, not overwhelming. Whether you're living in chaos or just looking for new ways to simplify, this essential book will help you get the whole household organized-and stay that way.

Author : William Henry Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Brooms and brushes
ISBN : IND:39000005813543

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Buy a Broom Besom by William Henry Young Pdf

Author : James Alexander Henshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Bass fishing
ISBN : HARVARD:HWDEID

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Book of the Black Bass, Comprising Its Complete Scientific and Life History by James Alexander Henshall Pdf