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C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Bibliography Index vii Stuffing Sin in a Lard Bucket:Rattlesnake Roundup at Whigham, Georgia 3 History's All We Have Left: The Tobacco Festival (Clarkton, North Carolina), Swine Time (Climax, Georgia), and the BananaFestival (South Fulton, Tennessee) 29 Honoring the Cob: Hillbilly Days at Pikeville, Kentucky 65 This Year's Hernando: The De Soto Celebration at Bradenton, Florida 99 Destiny in Dayton: The Scopes Trial Play and Festival at Dayton, Tennessee 121 "Hey, Barney.Hey, Andy.": Mule Day at Calvary, Georgia 145 Aunt Bee's Death Certificate: MayberryDays at Mount Airy, North Carolina 179 193 199 ix V This page intentionally left blank ...

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