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Ozark country
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- Summary
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"Chronicles of the Ozarks reissue of Otto Ernest Rayburn's 1941 Ozark Country. Edited and with a new introduction by Ozarks scholar Brooks Blevins"--Provided by publisher.
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- Creator
- Otto Ernest Rayburn ; edited by Brooks Blevins
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Fayetteville : The University of Arkansas Press, 2021
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- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9781610757393, 1610757394, 9781682261606, 9781682261606
- OCLC
- on1178870443
- Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Editor's Note -- Author's Foreword -- I. A World Apart -- Loafer's Glory -- Location and Names -- Pioneer Ingenuity -- II. Anglo-Saxon Seed Bed -- Salt of the Earth -- Backgrounds and Movements -- III. Hillsman's Harvest -- Toothsome Treasures -- Bounties of Nature -- IV. Necessities of Life -- Hillcroft "Vittles" -- Art Crafts and Skills -- Socialized Labor -- V. Fun and Frolic -- Swing Your Partner -- On with the Dance! -- Social Pastimes -- VI. Customs and Traditions -- Hillbilly Barter -- Going to Mill -- Special Days -- Parade of Folklore
- Little Log Schoolhouse -- VII. Sports Afield -- The Shooting Match -- Hunter's Paradise -- Fisherman's Luck -- VIII. Boy Meets Girl -- Pride of Posey -- Courtship and Marriage -- IX. Mountain Music -- "Arkansaw Traveler" -- Ballad Hunting -- X. Things Eternal -- Death and Burial -- The Church at Hog Scald -- XI. Primitive Panaceas -- The "Yarb" Doctor -- Home Remedies -- XII. Wind and Smoke -- Snakes Alive! -- Signs and Superstitions -- XIII. Stormy Roads -- Seat of Justice -- Gallant Outlawry -- Bully of the Town -- XIV. Lore and Legend -- The Fighting Parson -- Treasure Trove
- Indian Footprints -- Fact and Fable -- XV. Men of the Mountains -- Backhill Hermit -- Hideaway Bent -- XVI. Traits and Trends -- The Woman Who Waits -- Economic Drift -- Notes to the Text