Minstrel of the Appalachians : the Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford

It is said that Bascom Lamar Lunsford would ""cross hell on a rotten rail to get a folk song""--His Southern highlands folk-song compilations now constitute one of the largest collections of its kind in the Library of Congress -- but he did much more than acquire songs. He preser...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Loyal, 1928- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©1984
Lexington, Kentucky : 2002
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; 1. Mountain Bred; 2. Personal and Vocational Ventures; 3. The Real Calling; 4. Fulfillment; 5. Mostly Personal; 6. Bouquets and Arrows; Bibliography; Appendices; A Lunsford Sampler