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Muriel Earley Sheppard

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This is an interesting blend of history and folklore about Western North Carolina, specifically Yancey and Mitchell Counties. While Sheppard does not cite her sources in many of the historical portions, it is clear she has read court files concerning many of the incidents she describes. Much of the folklore portion is told through the form of ballad. In fact, one of the ballads and incidents it described was the basis for Sharyn McCrumb's The Ballad of Frankie Silver. Most readers from Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina will recognize the author's accomplishment in storytelling. Even though it is older, it has held up well because of this.… (mer)
 
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Verk
3
Medlemmar
57
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#287,973
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½ 3.3
Recensioner
1
ISBN
7

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