Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies - Hardcover

by Mary Hamilton (Author)

Kentucky Storytelling proposes to collect folktales and stories that have been researched, revised, and perfected by Frankfort-based master storyteller Mary Hamilton. The work collects a range of stories from tall tales like ""Some Dog"" and ""Otis Ayres Had a Dog,"" to true stories such as ""Storm walker"" and ""Jeff Rides the Rides."" Hamilton will annotate the stories where possible with information on sources, location, variants, and other details. Hamilton has painstakingly transcribed each story

Author Biography

Mary Hamilton, a professional storyteller since 1983, frequently performs at local, regional, and national storytelling festivals as well as conducts storytelling workshops around the country. In 2009 she received the Circle of Excellence Oracle Award from the National Storytelling Network.