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for "Folk tales--North Carolina"
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35541
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The ghost story of “the vanishing hitchhiker” is an internationally known folktale, about a woman who hitches a ride, and then disappears, marking her as a ghost. Five variations of this story have been recorded and reproduced in this article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 3, Aug 1972,
p123-128
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35542
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Three unrelated stories, entitled “Remote-Control Healing,” “Dreams of an Indian Chief,” and “The Bride and the Panther.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 3, Aug 1972,
p128-130
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35634
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A collection of tales from a musically inclined family. Each story centered on an instrument, like a banjo or guitar, and had elements of supernatural entities in it.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p189-194
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Record #:
35654
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The author first heard a ghost story about a ghost that led to the death of its former fiancé from his grandmother, and then collected variations of the same story from other sources.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p3-8
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35656
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A collection entitled the “Tar-Pitt Tales” relates various stories that are located along the banks of the Tar River. Five of the stories are copied here, “Noey Lee’s Treasure,” “Mrs. Williams’ Ride,” “George Banks,” “Old Nelson House,” and “Death Light.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p15-19
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Record #:
35657
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The author collected three stories from some people living in the mountains of North Carolina, “The Third Sister,” “Ray Hicks and Family,” and “Mr. Mack.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p26-32, il
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Record #:
35667
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A collection of short stories about ghosts, death, the devil, and animals.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Aug 1974,
p103-108, il
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Record #:
35668
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According to his family, an ancestor of the author had a run-in with the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Apparently the two men showed off their skills with swordplay, and parted ways amicably.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 3, Aug 1974,
p109-111
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Record #:
35704
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North of Elizabeth City lies a stretch of land that does not allow anything to grow. Said to be haunted, a couple of teenagers in the late 1960s drove out there and were chased in their car by a monster that came out of the nearby river.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Feb 1975,
p23-25
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Record #:
35709
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After hearing about Mr. Miller’s stories, the author spent the morning with him, collecting stories and folktales that Mr. Miller had experienced or heard since his childhood.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 2, May 1975,
p56-64
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Record #:
35714
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The folktale motif of an animal imitating its master and resulting in an accidental suicide is shown through three stories. In the three, an orangutan kills itself by imitating the master shaving, although the third story has a version where the animal tries to shave someone else, and kills them instead.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Aug 1975,
p87-91
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Record #:
35737
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A collection of stories about ghosts, stilling, fishing, death omens, and animals. Written by various authors.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Aug 1976,
p64-68
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Record #:
35786
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An introduction for four stories about Jack Tales, which are a subgenre of folklore that always center on the character “Jack,” the hero.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 26 Issue 2, Sept 1978,
p51-84
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Record #:
35831
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Beginning with a brief biography of Ray Hicks and how he began telling Jack tales, the author recorded three tales, “The Doctor’s Daughter/Jack and the Robbers,” “The Cat and the Mouse,” and “Lucky and Unlucky Jack.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 1983,
p3-22, por
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Record #:
35835
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In 1859, Taliaferro’s work Fisher’s River (NC) Scenes and Characters by Skitt Who was Raised Thar, presented a view or Southern Appalachian folk life through his fictional characters.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 31 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1983,
p65-75
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