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The White River chronicles of S.C. Turnbo : man and wildlife on the Ozarks frontier / selected and edited by James F. Keefe and Lynn Morrow ; introduction by W.K. McNeil.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Frontier and pioneer life--White River Valley (Ark. and Mo.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Hunting--White River Valley (Ark. and Mo.)--History--19th century.
- Hunting.
- White River Valley (Ark. and Mo.)--History.
- White River Valley (Ark. and Mo.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Fayetteville, [Arkansas] : University of Arkansas Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- This highly readable folklore collection highlights the most representative and evocative tales in the twenty-five hundred pages of backwoods stories collected by Silas Tunbo toward the end of the last century.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Editors' Note
- I Am Nothing But A Poor Scribbler": A Foreword
- Introduction
- I. Emigrant Indians And Plain Folk
- II. First Families
- The Coker Clan
- The Turnbo Neighborhood
- III. The County Seats And Outlying Settlements
- IV. Man And Wildlife
- Tales Of Buffalo
- Tales Of Bear
- Tales Of Elk And Deer
- Tales Of Wolves
- Tales Of Panther
- Tales Of Varlous Species
- Tales Of Snakes And Centipedes
- V. "Hearts Of Stone": The War At Home
- Appendix: Selected Genealogies Of The Coker And The Turnbo Families
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61075-457-3
- OCLC:
- 1009047706
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