Randolph, Vance
Published by Vanguard, 1932
Hardcover in good condition with fair dust jacket.
Folklore and ethnology study of inhabitants of the Ozarks over Missouri and Arkansas, referred to as "hill-billy" by lowlanders, by the noted author and folklorist. Includes sections on "Witches and Witch-Masters," "School on Little Greasy," "Frolic up the Holler," "The Sport of Ballad-Hunting," and "The Singing-Teacher" featuring poetry and music & lyrics in dialect. Randolph (1892-1980) was a folklore specialist of the Ozarks, who first published on Ozark superstitions and dialect in 1927, and followed by decades of work, including his later work on "Kate Bender, The Kansas Murderess" published under the Allison Hardy pseudonym.
First edition.
Randolph, Vance
Published by Vanguard, 1932
Hardcover in good condition with fair dust jacket.
Folklore and ethnology study of inhabitants of the Ozarks over Missouri and Arkansas, referred to as "hill-billy" by lowlanders, by the noted author and folklorist. Includes sections on "Witches and Witch-Masters," "School on Little Greasy," "Frolic up the Holler," "The Sport of Ballad-Hunting," and "The Singing-Teacher" featuring poetry and music & lyrics in dialect. Randolph (1892-1980) was a folklore specialist of the Ozarks, who first published on Ozark superstitions and dialect in 1927, and followed by decades of work, including his later work on "Kate Bender, The Kansas Murderess" published under the Allison Hardy pseudonym.
First edition.
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