Uncle Bud Long : the birth of a Kentucky folk legend

Uncle Bud Long : the birth of a Kentucky folk legend / Kenneth W. Clarke.

According to the scant historical records available, Uncle Bud Long, his daughter Janey, and her son Frankie lived near Clark's Landing, Kentucky, for about twenty years early in this century. Mr. Clarke has collected the tales of the Longs' strange ways from old-time residents of the comm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clarke, Kenneth W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1973]
Subjects:
Long, Bud.
Legends > Kentucky.
Folklore > Methodology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
FICTION > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
Folklore > Methodology
Legends
Kentucky
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; Where It Began; The Setting of the Legend; HOW IT WAS; Uncle Bud's Day; Janey's Day; Frankie's Day; WHAT IT MEANS; The Narratives as Folk Literature; The Legend as History; Conclusion; An Afterword; Notes; Informants.

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