OUT O' THE POKE: Tales from a 7th generation Ozarker

The Ozarks is famed as a living repository of folk life and lore. Though challenged by modern culture, the traditions still survive through the living memory of the old stock families. In this volume, a 7th generation Ozarker tells the stories as he lived them and learned them from his family and fellow natives. The book is a work of memory, and a testament to the staying power of a living tradition. Included are tales untold by earlier folklorists such as Vance Randolph, but also affirming...