| Description |
viii, 238 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Civilized friends -- Family values -- Ashes -- The chairs -- Red the rat man -- A hot night in '31 -- The language of flowers -- Blood and water -- Mr. Bonzonio -- Rocks -- Folk art -- Native air -- Forbidden things -- Hot springs -- Saltville -- One-room schoolhouse -- Fish camp -- Something old, something new. |
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Cumberland Island -- Nursery -- Walking horses -- Large and deep -- Produce stand -- A matter of time -- Garden of Eden -- The wedding guest -- Career choices -- Dr. Fielding -- Vanishing species -- The retired Russian colonel -- An old lepidopterist -- Spelunking in middle age -- Computer school -- Horror movies -- Frozen man -- Styles of dying -- The Starlite Motel. |
| Summary |
Offers a collection of humorous stories about Southern characters, places, and goings-on, from leaky mansions to fishing camps to one-room schoolhouses. |
| Subject |
United States -- Social life and customs -- Humor.
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Humor. (OCoLC)fst01423696
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| ISBN |
0679770151 |
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9780679770152 |
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