Ozark Country by W. K. McNeil A stimulating encounter with the
vigorous mountain culture and enduring folklife of the Ozarks This
study of folklife in the Ozarks surveys one of Americas most
fascinating regions and shows its distinctive cultural imprint. The
living heritage of Ozark country is detailed here beside the
history of its earliest settlements and its unique folkways.
Although many who pioneered in the Ozarks migrated from southern
Appalachia, Ozark is not Appalachia West, for the flavor of Ozark
culture is rare and particular. This book is an expression of that
lasting distinctiveness. The folklife of the home (its foodways,
crafts, and folkways), of the workplace (its architecture and its
crafts), of Ozark leisure (music, dance, folksongs, ballads, games,
and narratives) are given special attention here so that the
singular nature of life in Ozark country can be revealed as an
ongoing tradition rather than a static preservation. In the Ozark
region, perhaps as in no other place in America, the essential
character of the people is stamped with this combination of what is
past and what is present. W. K. McNeil (deceased) was a folklorist
at the Ozark Folk Center. He wrote and edited many books about
folklore in the southern United States.
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