Tales and Songs of Southern Illinois

Tales and Songs of Southern Illinois
Author: Charles Neely
Publisher:
Total Pages: 270
Release: 1978
Genre: Folk songs, English
ISBN: 9780849219467

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First published in 1938, this lively collection of over 150 tales and songs runs the gamut from joy to woe, from horror to humor. In forming the collection, Charles Neely required only that the tales and songs- whether home grown or transplanted from the great body of world lore- had taken root somehow in the area of southern Illinois known as Egypt. Notable tales include "Bones in the Well," "A Visit from Jesse James," "The Flight of the Naked Teamsters," "The Dug Hill Boger," and "How Death Came to Ireland"; among the songs and ballads are "Barbara Allen," "Hog and Hominy," "The Drunkard's Lone Child," "The Belleville Convent Fire," "Shawneetown Flood," and "The Death of Charlie Burger."

Tales and Songs of Southern Illinois

Tales and Songs of Southern Illinois
Author: Charles Neely
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1998-05-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780809321834

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First published in 1938, this lively collection of over 150 tales and songs runs the gamut from joy to woe, from horror to humor. In forming the collection, Charles Neely required only that the tales and songs—whether home grown or transplanted from the great body of world lore— had taken root somehow in the area of southern Illinois known as Egypt. Notable tales include "Bones in the Well," "A Visit from Jesse James," "The Flight of the Naked Teamsters," "The Dug Hill Boger," and "How Death Came to Ireland"; among the songs and ballads are "Barbara Allen," "Hog and Hominy," "The Drunkard’s Lone Child," "The Belleville Convent Fire," "Shawneetown Flood," and "The Death of Charlie Burger."

History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois

History, Mystery, and Hauntings of Southern Illinois
Author: Bruce L. Cline
Publisher: BLACK OAK MEDIA INC
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2011-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0979040116

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At long last, the archives of the Little Egypt Ghost Society and the Gaslight Ghoul Club have been opened. Within these pages, uncover the secrets behind some of southern Illinois' most famous ghost stories and legends. Bruce and Lisa Cline expose the truth behind the Murphysboro Mud Monster, present evidence of paranormal activity at places such as the Rose Hotel, Oakland Cemetery, and Harrisburg's Cinema 4, and explain the history behind some of southern Illinois' most controversial and eccentric figures. From the Old Slavehouse, to the Rose Hotel, to the Woodlawn Sarcophagus and beyond, join the Little Egypt Ghost Society as they explore some of Illinois' oldest and most interesting places!

Reckoning at Eagle Creek

Reckoning at Eagle Creek
Author: Jeff Biggers
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2010-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1458721841

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Cultural historian Jeff Biggers takes us to the dark amphitheatre ruins of his familys nearly 200 - year - old hillside homestead that has been strip - mined on the edge of the first federally recognized Wilderness Site in southern Illinois. In doing so' he not only comes to grips with his own denied backwoods heritage' but also chronicles a dark and missing chapter in the American experience; the historical nightmare of coal outside of Appalachia' serving as an expos of a secret legacy of shame and resiliency.

Buying the Wind

Buying the Wind
Author: Richard M. Dorson
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1964
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0226158624

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Selection of tales, songs, riddles, proverbs and other items of folklore from seven regional cultures of the U.S.A.