The White River Chronicles of S.C. Turnbo: Man and Wildlife on the Ozarks Frontier (Arkansas Classics)

Type

Book

Authors

James F. Keefe

ISBN 10

1557283079

ISBN 13

9781557283078

Tags

United States, State & Local

Description

A selection of the most representative and evocative folklore in the 2,500 pages of backwoods stories collected by Silas Turnbo toward the end of the last century. The themes of pioneer settlement, hunting and wildlife (by far the largest category), and the Civil War are reflected in chapter divisions though they were constantly intertwined by Turnbo throughout his chronicles. Includes 32 pages of photographs as well as maps and genealogies. The introduction is by W.K. McNeil. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. - from Amzon

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