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books2022-03-09 06:54 pm
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Green Hills of Magic
Green Hills of Magic: West Virginia Folktales from Europe by Ruth Ann Musick
An unusual collection. From West Virginia coal miners -- mostly immigrants or living in immigrant communities. The notes in the back list the original European country, from Ireland to Turkey.
Many broadly spread tale types, in tales of the Devil, religious tales, tales of fools and crafty fellows, fairy tales, and legends. I particularly like when set before the states were united and you needed permission to go from one to the other, where we have the character King Jimmy of West Virginia.
An unusual collection. From West Virginia coal miners -- mostly immigrants or living in immigrant communities. The notes in the back list the original European country, from Ireland to Turkey.
Many broadly spread tale types, in tales of the Devil, religious tales, tales of fools and crafty fellows, fairy tales, and legends. I particularly like when set before the states were united and you needed permission to go from one to the other, where we have the character King Jimmy of West Virginia.