Virginia Folk Legends

by Thomas E. Barden

Book Overview

This is a major regional collection of folklore which contributes not only to the scholarship of southern and Appalachian culture but also to the study of legend as a genre...It amounts to a folk... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813913357
• ISBN13: 9780813913353
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Great book!

I love the history behind this book. I love to listen to stories told that are now forgotten or unheard. This is the perfect collection to my folklore book section in my library.

Excellent colorful local stories

Wonderful fun book, I especially enjoyed that it was a BIT darker, (not excessively so) something I always miss with the modern, cleaned up versions of folk tales. One thing that makes these legends amazing is that they were ALL collected between 1937-1942, transcribed as part of a New Deal project to improve poverty during the Great Depression. I loved the notations at the beginning of each story that indicated where and when the story was first heard, the sources’ name and sometimes age, and occasionally other pertinent info. (Though some are marked simply “anonymous”) I really enjoyed this book and all the interesting, somewhat dark folk legends. If you’re into folk tales, ghost stories and legends in Virginia, you’ll love it.

Tales 2 Good 2 B True, or R They?

I have really enjoyed perusing Virginia's Folk Legends. It's imaginative and fun for all ages.