South from Hell-Fer-Sartin-Pa

by Leonard W. Roberts

Book Overview

South from Hell-fer-Sartin, a short creek flowing into the Middle Fork of the Kentucky River, lies one of the of the most isolated regions in Kentucky. There, on the north slope of the Pine Mountain range in Leslie and Perry counties-probably the last stronghold of white, English-language folk tales in North America-Leonard W. Roberts recorded this rich collection more than three decades ago. To a people who, at that time, watched dancing hearth fires...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813101751
• ISBN13: 9780813101750
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher