Ghosts along the Cumberland: Deathlore in the Kentucky Foothills

“This unique and extremely valuable book adds considerably to the area of folklore studies in the United States. The material which Montell obtained in his field work is superb.”—Don Yoder

“This book is to be recommended to both folklorists and those non-folklorists who read folklore for enjoyment alone. It makes an important contribution to the study of deathlore and, it is to be hoped, will draw added attention to this multi-generic subject area.”—David J. Hufford, Tennessee Folklore Socie...