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Record #:
35883
Author(s):
Elingburg, Sandra
Abstract:
The geographical characteristics of surroundings can often seem to impress themselves on the individual. People that lived in the mountains tended to be independent, stubborn, and had their own code of honor.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 34 Issue 1, Wntr-Spr 1987, p52-60 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk tales--North Carolina; Mountain people--North Carolina, Western
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Record #:
36967
Author(s):
Ritter, William
Abstract:
Folktales often come from events done by local characters; fools or jesters in their respective communities often represented the archetypal stories that are still talked about today. The subjects of these stories played an active role in the social landscape and were celebrated for acting a fool.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 62 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 2015, p57-74 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk tales--North Carolina; Storytellers; Humorists; Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs
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