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A tree accurst : Bobby McMillon and stories of Frankie Silver Cover Image Book

A tree accurst : Bobby McMillon and stories of Frankie Silver / Daniel W. Patterson.

Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928- (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0807825646
  • ISBN: 9780807825648
  • ISBN: 0807848735
  • ISBN: 9780807848739
  • Physical Description: xii, 224 pages : illustrations ; cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, [2000]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-217) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Bobby McMillon and Oral Tradition -- 2. Frankie Silver Lore as Performed by Bobby McMillon -- 3. The State versus Frances Silver -- 4. A Story That Happened: The Legend of Frankie Silver -- 5. The Ballad "Frankie Silver" -- 6. A Tale of a Governor -- App. A. Variants of the Frankie Silver Legend Cycle -- App. B. Variants of the Ballad "Frankie Silver" (Laws E 13) -- App. C. Artistic Treatments of the Frankie Silver Story.
Target Audience Note:
1680L Lexile

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Subject:
McMillon, Bobby.
Silver, Frankie.
Silver, Frankie > Legends.
Murder > North Carolina > Mitchell County > Folklore.
Oral tradition > North Carolina > Mitchell County > History.
Tales > North Carolina > Mitchell County > History.
Mitchell County (N.C.) > Folklore.
Genre:
Folk tales.
Legends.

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  • 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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