The Jack tales : told by R.M. Ward and his kindred in the Beech Mountain section of Western North Carolina and by other descendants of Council Harmon (1803-1896) elsewhere in the Southern Mountains; with three tales from Wise County, Virginia / set down from these sources and edited by Richard Chase ; with an appendix compiled by Herbert Halpert ; and illustrated by Berkeley Williams, Jr.
By: Ward, R. M. (R. Monroe)
Contributor(s): Chase, Richard
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TextPublisher: New York : Houghton Mifflin, [1993]Edition: Fiftieth anniversary editionDescription: xii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0395066948 (hardback); 0395669510 (pbk.)Subject(s): Jack tales -- North Carolina | Jack tales -- Appalachian Region, Southern | Tales -- Appalachian Region, SouthernDDC classification: 398.2/09756/02 LOC classification: GR110.N8 | C5 1993Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-[200]).| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1943.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-[200]).
Jack in the giants' newground -- Jack and the bull -- Jack and the bean tree -- Jack and the robbers -- Jack and the north west wind -- Jack and the varmints -- Big Jack and Little Jack -- Sop doll! -- Jack and the king's girl -- Fill, bowl, fill! -- Hardy hardhead -- Old fire dragaman -- Jack and the doctor's girl -- Cat'n mouse! -- Jack and King Marock -- Jack's hunting trips -- Heifer hide -- Soldier Jack.