Voodoo Priests, Noble Savages, and Ozark Gypsies: The Life of Folklorist Mary Alicia Owen

by Greg Olson

Folklorist Wayland Hand once called Mary Alicia Owen "the most famous American Woman Folklorist of her time." Drawing on primary sources, such as maps, census records, court documents, personal letters and periodicals, and the scholarship of others who have analyzed various components of Owen's multifaceted career, historian Greg Olson offers the most complete account of her life and work to date. He also offers a critical look at some of the short...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826219969
• ISBN13: 9780826219961
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"