Jack Always Seeks His Fortune
Title | Jack Always Seeks His Fortune PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Davis |
Publisher | August House Publishers |
Total Pages | 232 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
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While growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina, Davis heard stories that most American children never heard--stories that came to America through Scotch-Irish immigrants about Jack, a universal figure who is found in nearly every culture by various names. Davis was a featured storyteller at SEBA last year and at ALA this summer.
Jack Always Seeks His Fortune
Title | Jack Always Seeks His Fortune PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Davis |
Publisher | August House Pub Incorporated |
Total Pages | 217 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780874832808 |
A collection of thirteen Jack tales from the southern Appalachian Mountains, including "The Time Jack Told a Big Tale," "The Time Jack Cured the Doctor," and "The Time Jack Stole the Cows."
Southern Jack Tales
Title | Southern Jack Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Davis |
Publisher | august house |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780874835007 |
A collection of thirteen Jack tales from the southern Appalachian Mountains, including "The Time Jack Told a Big Tale," "The Time Jack Cured the Doctor," and "The Time Jack Stole the Cows."
The Trickster Figure in American Literature
Title | The Trickster Figure in American Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Winifred Morgan |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 393 |
Release | 2013-10-23 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1137344725 |
This book analyzes and offers fresh insights into the trickster tradition including African American, American Indian, Euro-American, Asian American, and Latino/a stories, Morgan examines the oral roots of each racial/ethnic group to reveal how each group's history, frustrations, and aspirations have molded the tradition in contemporary literature.
Smoky Mountain Jack Tales of Winter and Old Christmas
Title | Smoky Mountain Jack Tales of Winter and Old Christmas PDF eBook |
Author | W. Lewis Bolton |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 2015-11-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1514417502 |
ONCED UPON A TIME AGO, in the Smoky Mountains, there lived a feller named Jack. So begin twenty Jack Tales, based on traditional folk and fairy tales, plus an extra tale, The Legend of Stingy Jack. Nine seasonal stories are adventures with Giants, a Witch, Trolls, and Death. Bonus Tales feature a heifer hide, a bear, moonshine, golden eggs, a ball of butter, a Kings ring, and a lost ax. Smoky Mountain Jack Tales of Winter and Old Christmas These are fun performance tales for reading aloud at home or in public, for oral interpretation, or re-told in your own words. Primarily for older youth and grownups, these varied tales are for readers and storytellers who already know and love Jack and those about to make a new friend.
Jack in Two Worlds
Title | Jack in Two Worlds PDF eBook |
Author | William Bernard McCarthy |
Publisher | UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | 342 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780807844434 |
The "Jack" known to all of us from "Jack and the Beanstalk" is the hero of a cycle of tales brought to this country from the British Isles. Jack in Two Worlds is a unique collection that brings together eight of these stories as transcribed from ac
See Rock City
Title | See Rock City PDF eBook |
Author | Donald Davis |
Publisher | august house |
Total Pages | 268 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780874834482 |
A story journey throught Appalachia.