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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Time among strangers: childhood and early crimes, 1893-1912 -- Outlaw of the Boone Trail: carjacking and the Wood crime family, 1913-1917 -- The mountains were the safest place: Otto Wood, blockader and highwayman, 1918-1923 -- Killing a rattlesnake: The Greensboro killing and the 1924 prison escape, 1923-1924 -- The Houdini of Cell Block A: Otto Wood, criminal celebrity, 1925-928 -- An experiment in humanity: the reformer and the renegade, 1928-1930 -- I'll make'em earn their reward: final days, December 1930 -- Step up, buddies, and listen to my song: the ballads of Otto Wood, 1931-present |
| Summary |
"Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death. However, few know the history of this Appalachian figure beyond the larger-than-life version heard in song. Trevor McKenzie reconstructs Wood's life, tracing how a Wilkes County juvenile delinquent became a celebrated folk hero"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Wood, Otto, 1895-1930.
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| SUBJECT |
Wood, Otto, 1895-1930
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Wood, Otto, 1895-1930 fast |
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Criminals -- Appalachian Region, Southern -- Biography
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Criminals -- North Carolina -- Biography
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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Criminals
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Biography & non-fiction prose.
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Biography.
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Appalachian Region, Southern -- Folklore
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Southern Appalachian Region
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North Carolina
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holt, David, 1946- writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781469665672 |
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1469665670 |
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