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 Tales
and Songs of Southern Illinois (Shawnee Classics) by
Charles Neely, John Webster Spargo
First published
in 1938, this lively collection of over 150 tales and songs runs
the gamut from joy to woe, from horror to humor. In forming the
collection, Charles Neely required only that the tales and songs-whether
home grown or transplanted from the great body of world lore-had
taken root somehow in the area of southern Illinois known as Egypt.
Notable tales
include "Bones in the Well," "A Visit from Jesse
James," "The Flight of the Naked Teamsters," "The
Dug Hill Boger," and "How Death Came to Ireland";
among the songs and ballads are "Barbara Allen," "Hog
and Hominy," "The Drunkard's Lone Child," "The
Belleville Convent Fire," "Shawneetown Flood,"
and "The Death of Charlie Burger." (Amazon.com)
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