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for "Folk tales--North Carolina"
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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 #:
16427
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Of the many folktales collected in the northeastern counties of North Carolina, there are but two that tell of the exploits and adventures of John, the well-known mythic hero of mountain lore. Of these, and perhaps both, went against the folklore current, and moved eastward from the mountains onto the coastal plains.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 3, Aug 1972,
p120-122
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35493
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A set of twelve tales told to the author by his father.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972,
p3-10
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35495
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This is a synopsis of the novel Sea-Gift, written by Edwin W. Fuller in 1873. The author of the article believes this to be the earliest example of tall tale narratives in America.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972,
p36-41, il
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Record #:
35533
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Taken from his own family history, the author recounts a story told by his Aunt Nancy, about an old musket, which had been present for most of the interesting stories that the family had.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 2, May 1972,
p81-83, il
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Record #:
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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Record #:
35447
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Romulus Linney wrote Heathen Valley in 1962 about a group of peoples residing in the North Carolina Mountains and how they responded to an overly zealous missionary. The story is filled with folk speech, myths, traditional medicine, and other folk elements to portray the characters as accurately as possible.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Mar 1971,
p55-58
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Record #:
35459
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Two stories, “The One-mule Wagon Speedster in Chapel Hill,” and “The Dove-Gassaway Fight,” told to the author.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 3, May 1971,
p107-108
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Record #:
35460
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When a man went in a barbershop for a haircut, the other patrons started telling exaggerated stories about how great some of their dogs were.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 3, May 1971,
p109-115
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Record #:
16442
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West African, West Indian, and North Carolinian cultures define their spirit creatures in strikingly similar ways. This article examines parallels not just in folktales but actual cultural retention and diffusion of concepts of African origin as well.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Nov 1969,
p77-84, bibl
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Record #:
35241
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Starting with a brief biography of her father, Ms. Currin recorded several stories, tall tales, and anecdotes that Joe Currin had told. These tales are categorized by hunting and fishing, local characters, numskull tales, and miscellaneous.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 1, July 1964,
p1-6
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Record #:
35252
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This article is the analysis of symbolism and folklore in the novel “The Track of the Cat.” The novel contains elements of animal symbolism, good versus evil, fear of the unknown, gender stereotypes, and death.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Dec 1964,
p30-34
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Record #:
35153
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This article contains the folktales “The Mouse got Drowned in the Cabbage Pot,” and “The Little Round House,” which includes illustrations.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1958,
p13-15
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Record #:
35138
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This article is an excerpt from a book the author was currently working on, and dealt with her brief time spent in a mountain settlement, trying to separate folktale from truth.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 5 Issue 1, July 1957,
p7-8
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