Vance Randolph

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Vance Randolph was perfectly constituted for his role as the chronicler of Ozark folkways. As a self-described “hack writer,” he was as much a figure of the margins as his chosen subjects, even as his essentially romantic identification with the region he first visited as the vacationing child of mainstream parents was encouraged by editors and tempered by his scientific training. In The Ozarks, originally published in 1931, we have Randolph’s first book-length portrait of the people he would spend the next half-century studying. The full range of Randolph’s interests – in language, in hunting and fishing, in folksongs and play parties, in moonshining – is on view in this book that made his name; forever after he was “Mr. Ozark,” the region’s preeminent expert who would, in collection after collection, enlarge and deepen his debut effort. With a new introduction by Robert Cochran, The OzarksChronicles of the Ozarks series, a reprint series that will make available some of the Depression Era’s Ozarks books. An image shaper in its day, a cultural artifact for decades to come, this wonderful book is as entertaining as ever.

""Wild Stories From The Ozarks"" is a collection of tales and folklore from the Ozark Mountains region of the United States, compiled and written by Vance Randolph. This book, which is part of the ""Little Blue Book"" series, contains stories about the people, animals, and supernatural beings that inhabit the Ozarks. The stories range from humorous and lighthearted to eerie and unsettling, and offer a glimpse into the unique culture and traditions of this rural area. Randolph, who was a folklorist and anthropologist, spent many years collecting these stories from local residents and preserving them for future generations. ""Wild Stories From The Ozarks"" is a fascinating read for anyone interested in American folklore, regional history, or just good storytelling. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.