Virginia folk legends
By: edited by Thomas E. Barden.
Contributors: Barden, Thomas E.
Series: Publications of the American Folklore Society. New series; Publications of the American Folklore Society.
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Virginia Writers' Project.; Legends -- Virginia.; Tales -- Virginia.
Description: What do devil dogs, witches, haunted houses, Daniel Boone, Railroad Bill, "Justice John" Crutchfield, and lost silver mines have in common? All are among the subjects included in the vast collection of legends gathered between 1937 and 1942 by the field-workers of the Virginia Writers' Project of the WPA. For decades following the end of yhe project, these stories lay untouched in the libraries of the University of Virginia. Now, folklorist Thomas E. Barden brings to light these delightful tales, most of which have never been in print. Virginia Folk Legends presents the first valid published collection of Virginia folk legends and is endorsed by the American Folklore Society.