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Sitting up with the Dead : A Storied Journey Through the American South by Pamela Petro (2002, Hardcover)

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Including Jack the trickster, boo-bags and plat-eyes, ghosts, and singing turtles, an enchanting and entertaining collection of tales, culminated from the authors journey to the South and filled with the rich history and culture of each location, from some of the most colorful and creative storytellers in the world celebrates the Souths oral tradition. 20,000 first printing.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcade Publishing

ISBN-101559706120

ISBN-139781559706124

eBay Product ID (ePID)2261370

Product Key Features

Book TitleSitting Up with the Dead : a Storied Journey Through the American South

Number of Pages414 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUnited States / South / General, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Storytelling, General, Customs & Traditions

Publication Year2002

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Travel, Performing Arts, Fiction, Social Science

AuthorPamela Petro

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight23.7 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-018310

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal917.50443

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisStories provide the connective tissue of the South. The intrepid Pamela Petro drives from the Carolinas to the Appalachians to the Atlantic seaboard, from Virginias valleys to Louisiana's swamps to meet the mesmerizing guardians of its history: the storytellers, who often double as local, or national, treasures. A gifted listener, Petro records how stories originate as well as how they are passed down. She paints vivid portraits of the tellers while compiling tales about Jack the trickster, boo-hags and plat-eyes, ghosts, and singing turtles. The story of the South is not finished. Petro's revelatory investigation into its oral culture is as intoxicating as it is fun.

LC Classification NumberGR108.P47 2002