The Jack Tales Contributor(s): Chase, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618346929 ISBN-13: 9780618346929 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
Dewey: 398.209 |
LCCN: 2003276676 |
Lexile Measure: 660 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Appalachians |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chase, Richard: - 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. |