Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African-American Tales of the Supernatural

Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African-American Tales of the Supernatural

BookRaw Head, Bloody Bones: African-American Tales of the Supernatural
Selected byMary E. Lyons
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
Copyright Holder (Text)Mary E. Lyons
Copyright Holder (Illustrations)Lars Hokanson
About/SubjectFolklore: African-American
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
LocationNew York; Toronto; New York - Oxford - Singapore - Sydney
Copyright1991
Pages / Font88 pages
Edition No.1
Printer's Key10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ISBN 100-684-19333-7
ChaptersIntroduction GULLAH GOBLINS The Hag The Sea Serpent Plat-eye Dead Aaron GHOSTS The Mermaid The Ghost and the Watermelon Duppy Ghost MONSTERS Bloody Bones The Night Doctor The Big Worm The Three Dogs SUPERHUMANS Raw Head, Devil, and the Barefoot Woman Big Sixteen Uncle Monday Little Bald-Headed Notes Bibliography Suggested Reading
NotesPrinted in the United States of America "Many of the stories have been slightly adapted to make them easier to read. A few tales were shortened or combined. In a few cases, words or sentences were moved for clarity. The spelling was altered if a word was not recognizable."
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