Queen of the Hillbillies - The Writings of May Kennedy McCord (Paperback)

May Kennedy McCord, lovingly nicknamed "First Lady of the Ozarks" and "Queen of the Hillbillies," spent half a century sharing the history, songs, and stories of her native Ozarks through newspaper columns, radio programs, and music festivals. Though her work made her one of the twentieth century's preeminent folklorists, McCord was first and foremost an entertainer-at one time nearly as renowned as the hills she loved. Despite the encouragement of her contemporaries, McCord never published a collection of her work. In 1956, Vance Randolph wrote to her, "If you didn't have such a mental block against writing books, I could show you how to make a book out of extracts from your columns. It would be very little work, and sell like hotcakes. . . . I could write a solemn little introduction, telling the citizens what a fine gal you are! The hell of it is, most of the readers know all about you." In Queen of the Hillbillies, editors Patti McCord and Kristene Sutliff at last bring together the best of McCord's published and previously unpublished writings to share her knowledge, humor, and inimitable spirit with a new generation of readers.

General

Imprint:	University of Arkansas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Chronicles of the Ozarks
Release date:	April 2022
Editors:	Patti McCord • Kristene Sutliff
Dimensions:	203 x 127mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	366
ISBN-13:	978-1-68226-199-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
LSN:	1-68226-199-9
Barcode:	9781682261996

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