The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore: Vol. VII: Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from North Carolina, Pt. 2

By Frank C. Brown and Newman Ivey White

Book Overview

Frank C. Brown organized the North Carolina Folklore Society in 1913. Both Dr. Brown and the Society collected stores from individuals--Brown through his classes at Duke University and through his summer expeditions in the North Carolina mountains, and the Society by interviewing its members--and also levied on the previous collections made by friends and members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition. members of the Society. The result was a large mass of texts and notes assembled over a period of nearly forty years and covering every aspect of local tradition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822302594
• ISBN13: 9780822302599
• Release Date: January 1964
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 718 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"