Emma Bell Miles

Spirit Of Mountains

Foreword By Roger D. Abrahams

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A classic account of mountain life, accurately portraying the people and lore of the Cumberland Mountains. Miles' familiarity with the mountain people--and her perception of the importance of women, especially older women--allows her to illustrate their way of life in a personal and realistic manner . . . gives us an extraordinary insight into the personal relationships of the mountain lore, signs, rhymes, omens, tales, even the development of the mountain music. She presents the strength of religious beliefs along with the emotionalism and simplistic tradition of 'the old-time religion.'--The Southern Quarterly . Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919)… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-87049-465-9
EAN: 9780870494659
Produktnummer: 1531903
Verlag: University of Tennessee Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1985
Seitenangabe: 250 S.
Masse: H22.2 cm x B14.6 cm x D2.5 cm 386 g
Gewicht: 386
Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)

Über den Autor

Emma Bell Miles (1879-1919) also wrote numerous poems and short stories that appeared in such publications of the period as Harpers Monthly, Century, and Lippincott's.