"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and all those who love a good ghost story, this treasury returns to print in a new edition featuring previously unpublished photos of the storytellers who shared these remarkable stories with John Bennett"-- Provided by publisher
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Originally published: New York : Rinehart & Company, 1946
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 24, 2020)