Blue Ridge Folklife

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Blue Ridge Folklife Folklife in the South Series Cajun Country by Barry Jean Ancelet, Jay Edwards, and Glen Pitre Kentucky Bluegrass Country by R. Gerald Alvey Upper Cumberland Country by William Lynwood Montell South Florida Folklife by Tina Bucuvalas, Peggy Bulger, and Stetson Kennedy Great Smoky Mountains Folklife by Michael Ann Williams Ozark Country by W. K. McNeil Carolina Piedmont Country by John M. Coggeshall Wiregrass Country by Jerrilyn McGregory William Lynwood Montell, General Editor, Folklife in the South Series Blue Ridge Folklife Ted Olson U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S O F M I S S I S S I P P I Jackson Copyright © 1998 by University Press of Mississippi All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States ofAmerica 01 oo 99 98 4 3 2 1 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Olson, Ted. Blue Ridge folklife / Ted Olson. p. cm. — (Folklife in the South series) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 1-57806-022-2 (cloth : alk. paper). — ISBN 1-57806-023-0 (paper :alk. paper) i. Blue Ridge Mountains Region—Social life and customs. 2. Country life—Blue Ridge Mountains Region. 3. Folklore—Blue Ridge Mountains Region. I. Title. II. Series. F2I7.B6047 1998 975-5—dc2i 97-27218 CIP British Library Cataloging-in-Publication data available ...