ISBN: 9780252099694

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 i… More...

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 ™s the matter, son?  œWhy, Maw and Paw are up there fightin ™.  œWho is your Paw, son?  œWell, that ™s what they are fightin ™ 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 ™s 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 ™s research and repertoire. Digital Content>E-books>Social Sciences>Sociology>Sociology, University of Illinois Press Digital >16<

ISBN: 9780252099694

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 i… More...

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 ™s the matter, son?  œWhy, Maw and Paw are up there fightin ™.  œWho is your Paw, son?  œWell, that ™s what they are fightin ™ 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 ™s 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 ™s research and repertoire. Tales and Tale-Spinners from Appalachia University of Illinois Press Sociology 9780252041136, 9780252082672 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Social Sciences, University of Illinois Press<

ISBN: 9780252099694

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… More...

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.“What’s the matter, son?”“Why, Maw and Paw are up there fightin’.”“Who is your Paw, son?”“Well, that’s what they are fightin’ 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’s own study of Appalachian culture. His sharp-eyed portraits introduce a new generation to Bascom Lunsford, the pioneer behind the “memory 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’s research and repertoire.; EPUB; Biography > Memoirs, University of Illinois Press<

ISBN: 9780252099694

My Curious and Jocular Heroes: Tales and Tale-Spinners from Appalachia My-Curious-and-Jocular-Heroes~~Loyal-Jones Social Sciences>Sociology>Sociology NOOK Book (eBook), University of Illi… More...

My Curious and Jocular Heroes: Tales and Tale-Spinners from Appalachia My-Curious-and-Jocular-Heroes~~Loyal-Jones Social Sciences>Sociology>Sociology NOOK Book (eBook), University of Illinois Press<