Beyond the briar patch : Affrilachian folktales, food and folklore / Lyn Ford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ford, Lyn, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ford, Lyn, 1951---Childhood and youth.

Ford, Lyn.

African Americans--Appalachian Region--Folklore.

African Americans.

African Americans--Appalachian Region--Social life and customs.

Tales--Appalachian Region.

Tales.

Appalachian Region--Social life and customs.

Appalachian Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Marion, Michigan : Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller, honored by her peers nationally, retells traditional stories and folkways from her cultural heritage"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments: Thank You, Folks!; Preface: The Rabbit in That Briar Patch?; The Briar Patch and Beyond; Critters; The Happy Place . A Somewhat Different "Briar-Patch" Tale; Turtle and Rabbit; Grasshopper and the Ants; Fox and Crow; Mrs. Turtle's Cooking Pot; Pig's Nose; Papa Turtle and Monkey; Rabbit and Fox at the Well; Rabbit and Lion at the Well; Folks; Clever Jackie; Josephus; Four Tales of John; One · The Baby; Two · Pig and Possum; Three · The Handsomest Man in the World; Four · Old John and Death; The Devil and the Farmer's Wife; Spookers and Haints; John and the Devil

Jack Finds His FearSiftin' Sand; A Sense of Place, and Time · And One Last Story; Reading Group Extras; About the Author; Q & A With Author Lyn Ford; Author's Comments on the Origins of This Book; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62491-026-2