Hoosier Folk Legends

Baker, Ronald L.

ISBN 10: 0253203341 / ISBN 13: 9780253203342

Verlag: Indiana University Press (Ips), 1984

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Spine-tingling and funny, Hoosier Folk Legends is a collection of over 300 legends gathered throughout tthe state of Indiana. Ronald L. Baker includes ghost stories, stories of the evil eye, and stories of bloodstopping. He relates legends of Jesse James, Al Capone, and John Dillinger and tells the sad story of the ghost of Diana of the Dunes. Hoosier Folk Legends explains the derivation of the names of Hobart, Jasper, Loogootee, and the Shake Rag School. Also included are a number of legends that did not originate in Indiana but are widely circulated in the Hoosier state, such as "The Baby-Sitter and the Phone Call," "Hook Man," and "The Vanishing Hitchhiker.''
Hoosier Folk Legends demonstrates the persistence and vitality of oral folk traditions. It is a book for students of folklore and anyone interested in old-time yarns

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Ronald L. Baker is chairperson and professor of English at Indiana State University. He is coauthor of Indiana Place Names and author of Folklore in the Writings of Rowland E. Robinson.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Hoosier Folk Legends
Verlag: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Erscheinungsdatum: 1984
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket