The Jack Tales (Paperback)

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Description


A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack.

About the Author


Richard Chase collected The Jack Tales in the mountain country of North Carolina, where they have been handed down for generations. Everyone knows the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. This book contains eighteen stories about Jack, many of them still completely new to the average reader. And what adventures Jack has! Noted American folklorist Richard Chase (1904–1988) has been called the man “most responsible for the renaissance of Appalachian storytelling.” A collector of tales that had been handed down from generation to generation in the Appalachian regions of the United States, Chase was born in Alabama and lived in the mountains of North Carolina.

Praise For…


"Humor, freshness, colorful American background, and the use of one character as a central figure in the cycle mark these eighteen folktales, told here in the dialect of the mountain country of North Carolina." Booklist, ALA —



Product Details
ISBN: 9780618346929
ISBN-10: 0618346929
Publisher: Clarion Books
Publication Date: August 25th, 2003
Pages: 240
Language: English

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