Three Eyes on the Past

by Louis C. Jones

When Louis C. Jones looks at the past, it is through three eyes--history, folklore, and material culture. The result is a view shaped in terms of total folk culture, a well-balanced look at who we were, what we did, and why.

The fourteen articles collected here reflect regionalist Jones' s love of New York State, where his roots run deep, as he explores the landscape, preservation, folk art, folk medicine, ghosts, werewolves, the devil,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815601794
• ISBN13: 9780815601791
• Release Date: October 1982
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"