Southern Appalachian Storytellers

Southern Appalachian Storytellers
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 0786462124
ISBN-13 : 9780786462124
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Book Synopsis Southern Appalachian Storytellers by : Saundra Gerrell Kelley

Download or read book Southern Appalachian Storytellers written by Saundra Gerrell Kelley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be from Appalachia—to be at home there and to love it passionately—informs the narratives of each of the sixteen storytellers featured in this work. Their stories are rich in the lore of the past, deeply influenced by family, especially their grandparents, and the ancient mountains they saw every day of their lives as they were growing up.


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