Ghost of the Ozarks murder and memory in the upland South /

Blevins, Brooks, 1969-

Ghost of the Ozarks murder and memory in the upland South / [electronic resource] : Brooks Blevins. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012. - xxii, 261 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references ([243]-252) and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780252094118 (electronic bk.)




Franklin, Connie, 1897-1932.


Murder--History--Arkansas--Stone County--20th century.
Trials (Murder)--Arkansas--Stone County.
Murder--Press coverage--History--United States--20th century.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)--History--United States--20th century.
Collective memory--History--Arkansas--Stone County--20th century.
Folklore--History--Arkansas--Stone County--20th century.


Arkansas--Press coverage--History--United States--20th century.
Ozark Mountains Region--Press coverage--History--United States--20th century.
Stone County (Ark.)--Social life and customs--20th century.


Electronic books.

HV6533.A8 / B55 2012

364.152/3092