The Ozarks is famed as a living repository of folk life and lore. Though challenged by modern culture, the traditions still survive through the living memory of the old stock families. In this volume, a 7th generation Ozarker tells the stories as he lived them and learned them from his family and fellow natives. The book is a work of memory, and a testament to the staying power of a living tradition. Included are tales untold by earlier folklorists such as Vance Randolph, but also affirming the older collections that came from this region. This is another contribution to the growing body of Americana, giving new insights into old - and sometimes surprising - customs and beliefs of those Ozark families living in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas since before the Civil War.
