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Killings
Folk Justice in the Upper South
Häftad, 1994
445 kr
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The "State Line Country" of this book is a rugged area of small farms on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Historically the area has had a homicide rate more than ten times the national average.In this gripping and penetrating study of violence and death in the State Line Country, Lynwood Montell …
Kentucky Folk Architecture
Av William Lynwood Montell, Michael L Morse
Häftad, 1995
458 kr
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A concise and amply illustrated introduction to Kentucky folk structures--log cabins, houses, cribs, and barns--that should be treasured as irreplaceable expressions of the cultural values of the Commonwealth's past.
Kentucky Ghosts
Häftad, 1993
182 kr
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" Headless visions -- howls and moans -- ghostly ladies dressed in black and white -- a fiddling spirit dancing on the road. Such are the sights and sounds that inhabit the pages of Lynwood Montell's Kentucky Ghosts. This collection is representative of the rich tradition of ghost or "haint" tales …
Singing The Glory Down
Amateur Gospel Music in South Central Kentucky, 1900-1990
Inbunden, 1991
458 kr
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In Singing the Glory Down, William Lynwood Montell contributes to a fuller understanding of twentieth-century American culture by examining the complex relationships between gospel music and the culture of the nineteen-county study area in which this music has flourished for a hundred years. He has …
Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky
Inbunden, 2001
448 kr
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Kentucky has a rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Lynwood Montell has harvested dozens of tales of haunted houses and family ghosts from all over the Bluegrass state. Many of the stories were collected from elders by young people and are recounted exactly as they were gathered. Haunted Houses and …
Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
Inbunden, 2003
548 kr
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"A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer asked her, 'Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have sex with a hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?' She thought for a few minutes, then said, 'What was that date again?'" -- from the bookLawyers have long …
Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes
Inbunden, 2009
517 kr
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In Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes, William Lynwood Montell has collected stories and reminiscences from funeral home directors and embalmers across the state. These accounts provide a record of the business of death as it has been practiced in Kentucky over the past fifty years. The collection …
Tales of Kentucky Ghosts
Inbunden, 2010
574 kr
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A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from …
Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
E-bok, 2010
461 kr
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"A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer asked her, ''Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have sex with a hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?'' She thought for a few minutes, then said, ''What was that date again?''" -- from the book Lawyers have …
Ghosts across Kentucky
E-bok, 2010
299 kr
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"Lynwood Montell has collected ghost tales all over the state of Kentucky, from coal mining settlements to river landings, from highways to battlefields. He presents these suspense-filled stories just as he first heard or read them: as bona fide personal experiences or as events witnessed by family …
Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers
Inbunden, 2011
548 kr
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In an educational era defined by large school campuses and overcrowded classrooms, it is easy to overlook the era of one-room schools, when teachers filled every role, including janitor, and provided a familylike atmosphere in which children also learned from one another. In Tales from Kentucky …
Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers
E-bok, 2011
472 kr
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In an educational era defined by large school campuses and overcrowded classrooms, it is easy to overlook the era of one-room schools, when teachers filled every role, including janitor, and provided a familylike atmosphere in which children also learned from one another. In Tales from Kentucky …
Tales from Kentucky Sheriffs
E-bok, 2011
197 kr
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"Wildly funny and deeply tragic . . . these tales chronicle each sheriff''s journey from youth to election to office and, occasionally, into retirement." —Wayne County OutlookFollowing the success of his collections of stories from funeral directors, schoolteachers, doctors, and lawyers, folklorist …
Tales from Kentucky Lawyers
E-bok, 2010
876 kr
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"A woman was sitting on the witness stand, and the lawyer asked her, ''Did you, or did you not, on the night of June 23rd have sex with a hippie on the back of a motorcycle in a peach orchard?'' She thought for a few minutes, then said, ''What was that date again?''" -- from the book Lawyers have …
Tales from Tennessee Lawyers
E-bok, 2005
281 kr
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Perhaps no one has keener insight into human nature than the small-town trial lawyer. All but lost in an era of corporate law firms and specialized practice, this charismatic figure was once at the political center of a community and was the holder of its many secrets. A small town attorney''s only …
Ghosts across Kentucky
E-bok, 2000
305 kr
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"Lynwood Montell has collected ghost tales all over the state of Kentucky, from coal mining settlements to river landings, from highways to battlefields. He presents these suspense-filled stories just as he first heard or read them: as bona fide personal experiences or as events witnessed by family …
Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky
E-bok, 2001
214 kr
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A Kentucky native and folk studies scholar presents a collection of haunting legends and stories of spirits from across the Bluegrass State.William Lynwood Montell has spent years documenting Kentucky''s rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Many of the stories were collected from elders by younger …
Tales from Kentucky Doctors
E-bok, 2008
154 kr
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"The book lets us see the human side of physicians—the humorous, the heartwarming—the tradition of health care in Kentucky." —The Harrodsburg HeraldFrom the laughable to the laudable, Tales from Kentucky Doctors present illuminating portraits of doctors and patients, drawing stories from physicians …
Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes
E-bok, 2009
227 kr
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"A unique firsthand record of this history and culture of death in Kentucky relayed nearly word-for-word to preserve the language, style and emotion." —Hardin Company Historical SocietyIn Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes, William Lynwood Montell has collected stories and reminiscences from funeral …
Tales of Kentucky Ghosts
E-bok, 2010
228 kr
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"Vividly re-creates the context of storytelling in Kentucky in times past." —Margaret Read MacDonald, author of Ten Traditional TellersA good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than …
Tales from Kentucky One-Room School Teachers
E-bok, 2011
221 kr
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This colorful collection of stories celebrates a fascinating aspect of Kentucky''s cultural heritage in "a fascinating look back at a bygone era" (Kentucky Monthly).In an educational era defined by large school campuses and overcrowded classrooms, it is easy to overlook the era of one-room schools, …
Tales from Kentucky Sheriffs
E-bok, 2011
197 kr
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"Wildly funny and deeply tragic . . . these tales chronicle each sheriff''s journey from youth to election to office and, occasionally, into retirement." —Wayne County OutlookFollowing the success of his collections of stories from funeral directors, schoolteachers, doctors, and lawyers, folklorist …
Kentucky Ghosts
E-bok, 2014
107 kr
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" Headless visionshowls and moansghostly ladies dressed in black and whitea fiddling spirit dancing on the road. Such are the sights and sounds that inhabit the pages of Lynwood Montell's Kentucky Ghosts. This collection is representative of the rich tradition of ghost or "haint" tales passed on …
Kentucky Ghosts
E-bok, 2014
107 kr
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" Headless visions -- howls and moans -- ghostly ladies dressed in black and white -- a fiddling spirit dancing on the road. Such are the sights and sounds that inhabit the pages of Lynwood Montell''s Kentucky Ghosts. This collection is representative of the rich tradition of ghost or "haint" tales …
Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky
Häftad, 2014
325 kr
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Kentucky has a rich legacy of ghostly visitations. Lynwood Montell has harvested dozens of tales of haunted houses and family ghosts from all over the Bluegrass state. Many of the stories were collected from elders by young people and are recounted exactly as they were gathered. Haunted Houses and …
Kentucky Folk Architecture
Av Michael L. Morse, William Lynwood Montell
E-bok, 2014
385 kr
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A concise and amply illustrated introduction to Kentucky folk structureslog cabins, houses, cribs, and barnsthat should be treasured as irreplaceable expressions of the cultural values of the Commonwealth's past.
Singing The Glory Down
Amateur Gospel Music in South Central Kentucky, 1900-1990
E-bok, 2014
551 kr
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In Singing the Glory Down, William Lynwood Montell contributes to a fuller understanding of twentieth-century American culture by examining the complex relationships between gospel music and the culture of the nineteen-county study area in which this music has flourished for a hundred years. He has …
Killings
Folk Justice in the Upper South
E-bok, 2014
556 kr
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The "State Line Country" of this book is a rugged area of small farms on the Kentucky-Tennessee border. Historically the area has had a homicide rate more than ten times the national average.In this gripping and penetrating study of violence and death in the State Line Country, Lynwood Montell …
Tales from Kentucky Nurses
Inbunden, 2015
532 kr
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From frontier times to the present day, Kentucky nurses have served with intelligence and energy, always ensuring that their patients received the best available care. Noted folklorist and oral historian William Lynwood Montell collects nearly two hundred stories from these hard-working men and …
Tales from Kentucky Nurses
E-bok, 2015
146 kr
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This oral history shares stories of Kentucky nurses—from frontier births to emergency rooms and from the early twentieth-century to the present day. From frontier times to the present day, Kentucky nurses have served with intelligence and energy, always ensuring that their patients received the …
