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Author Bennett, John, 1865-1956, author.

Title The doctor to the dead : grotesque legends and folk tales of old Charleston / John Bennett ; introduction by Julia Eichelberger
Published Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (xxxiii, 206 pages)
Summary "You ask for a story. I will tell you one, fact for fact and true for true ..." So begins "Crook-Neck Dick," one of twenty-three stories in this beguiling collection of Charleston lore. Derived from African-American legends, these fables have entertained generations of Charlestonians with sheer storytelling magic. To the delight of folklorists, students of Charleston history, and all those who love a good ghost story, this treasury returns to print in a new edition featuring previously unpublished photos of the storytellers who shared these remarkable stories with John Bennett"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Originally published: New York : Rinehart & Company, 1946
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 24, 2020)
Subject African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Folklore
Folklore -- South Carolina -- Charleston
Tales -- South Carolina -- Charleston
FICTION -- Ghost.
African Americans
Folklore
Tales
South Carolina -- Charleston
Genre/Form Folklore
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020027443
ISBN 9781643361383
1643361384