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Author Brunvand, Jan Harold.

Title The truth never stands in the way of a good story / Jan Harold Brunvand ; with a chapter on the heroic hacker by Erik Brunvand.

Publication Info. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2001.
©2000

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  398.209 B911T    Check Shelf
Edition First paperback edition.
Description 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Richard M. Dorson and the Urban Legend -- "The brain drain" legend of the long hot summer of 1995 (and beyond) -- "The baby roast" as a "new American urban legend" -- What's red and white and baked all over? -- Was it a stunned deer or just a deer stunt?: The story behind the Missouri legend -- Bedtime for Bozo: The legend of the clown who cussed the kids -- "Lights Out!": a faxlore phenomenon -- A blast heard 'round the world -- The folklorists' search for the ghost in search of help for a dying person -- "The missing day in time" -- Some oddities of military legendry -- Some news from the miscellaneous legend files -- The heroic hacker: legends of the computer age / Eric Brunvand -- Conclusion: The future of Urban Legends.
Subject Urban folklore -- United States.
Legends -- United States.
United States -- Social life and customs.
Added Author Brunvand, Erik.
ISBN 0252070046
9780252070044
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