Ghost of the Ozarks : murder and memory in the upland South / Brooks Blevins.

Author/Creator:

Blevins, Brooks, 1969-

Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012.

Format/Description:

Book
xxii, 261 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subjects:

Franklin, Connie, 1897-1932.
Murder -- Arkansas -- Stone County -- History -- 20th century.
Trials (Murder) -- Arkansas -- Stone County.
Murder -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Arkansas -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Ozark Mountains Region -- Press coverage -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Collective memory -- Arkansas -- Stone County -- History -- 20th century.
Stone County (Ark.) -- Social life and customs History -- 20th century.
Folklore -- Arkansas -- Stone County -- History -- 20th century.

Contents:

Vigilantism and Vengeance
Barons of the Hills
The Ozarks in the Crosshairs
A Ghost's Tale
The Backstay of Crick and Charley
Is He or Ain't He?
The Man Behind the French Harp
"He Hain't My Connie"
The Identification of a Dead Man
The Farewell Tour of a Ghost
Folklore and Fact in the Aftermath
Appendix A: Change and Persistence in the Rural Ozarks : An Essay on Setting
Appendix B: A Musical Coda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252036958 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
0252036956 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
9780252094118 (ebook)
0252094115 (ebook)

OCLC:

748674631

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