Description |
xviii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note |
Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1943. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Jack in the Giants' Newground -- Jack and the Bull -- Jack and the Bean Tree -- Jack and the Robbers -- Jack and the North West Wind -- Jack and the Varmits -- Big Jack and Little Jack -- Sop Doll! -- Jack and the King's Girl -- Fill, Bowl! Fill! -- Hardy Hardhead -- Old Fire Dragaman -- Jack and the Doctor's Girl -- Cat'n Mouse! -- Jack and King Marock -- Jack's Hunting Trips -- Heifer Hide -- Soldier Jack -- Appendix and parallels -- Glossary. |
Summary |
A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack. |
Subject |
Jack tales -- Appalachian Region, Southern.
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Folklore -- North Carolina -- Juvenile literature.
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Folklore -- North Carolina.
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Added Author |
Halpert, Herbert, 1911-2000.
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Williams, Berkeley, 1904-1976.
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Ward, R. M. (R. Monroe), 1875-1944.
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Spine Title |
Folk tales from the Southern Appalachians |
ISBN |
0618346937 |
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9780618346936 |
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0618346929 |
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9780618346929 |
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