Mississippi Folk and the Tales They Tell: Myths, Legends and Bald-Faced Lies (American Legends)

Synopsis

Explore And Enjoy Some Of The Most Fascinating Tales From The Magnolia State-- Collection Of Folktales From All Over Mississippi-- Ivory-billed Woodpeckers In Madison County 11 -- For Whom The Bell Tolls In Rural Madison County 13 -- Frog Gigging In Rolling Fork 19 -- Old Jim Gordon's Gold In Willoughby, By Ralph E. Gordon 23 -- The Gunfight At Willoughby Crossing, By Ralph E. Gordon 27 -- The Ghost Train Of Little Rock, By Ralph E. Gordon 29 -- How Poplarville Got Its Name 33 -- Poplarville Has A Haunted House 35 -- Marijuana And Moonshine In Poplarville 39 -- The Big Chicken Fight In Wiggins 43 -- Bill Restor's Childhood Possum In Wiggins 45 -- Murder Greek, The County Crossroad: Stone, Forest And Pearl River Counties 47 -- The Turpentine Shackin Pearl River County 51 -- Milking Cows In Carnes 53 -- The Wiggins Pickle Factory 55 -- The Two-dollar Mule In Aberdeen 61 -- Midwifery In Sandy Hook 65 -- The John Ford House Of Sandy Hook 69 -- Keep Okolona Hummin 73 -- Love Is Like Cornbread: A Story Of Unconditional Love In Columbia 77 -- The Corinth Railroad Story 83 -- Natchez: Back In The Day 89 -- Outhouses In Rural Mississippi 101 -- The Canton Graveyard Chase 107 -- Pretending To Be Grown In Canton 109 -- Cooking And Eating Turtles In Rural Madison County 111 -- Raleigh, Mississippi: Home Of The National Tobacco Spitting Contest 113 -- Places Around Mississippi: What's In A Name? 117 -- Rocky Springs: A Place Called Home 121 -- Windsor Ruins Of Claiborne County 125 -- Mississippi Hoodoo, By Phoenix Savage 129 -- The Belzoni Lady Who Kept The Hog Hooves 131 -- The Power Of The Conjurer In Belzoni 135 -- The Talc Of The Talking Frog And The Little Slave Boy Who Sat By The Pond 139 -- The Rabbit And The Turtle 143 -- A Feast Tonight! 147. Diane Williams ; Photographs By Susan Allen Liles. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 157-159).