Storyville, USA

Summary: Peterson travels around the country discovering, "the zany stories behind nearly sixty towns, guided by local stroytellers and lots of curiosity."

Item details

ISBN: 0820321516 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780820321516 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
viii, 299 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Athens : University of Georgia Press, c1999.

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

How it all began -- Leg 1. Start (Louisiana) -- Uncertain (Texas) -- Cut and Shoot (Texas) -- Humble (Texas) -- Noodle (Texas) -- Loco (Oklahoma) -- Little City (Oklahoma) -- Hogeye (Arkansas) -- Bug Scuffle (Arkansas) -- Greasy Corner (Louisiana) -- Alligator (Mississippi) -- Hot Coffee (Mississippi) -- Equality (Alabama) -- Between (Georgia) -- Harmony (North Carolina) -- Toast (North Carolina) -- Pinch (West Virginia) -- Left Hand (West Virginia) -- Accident (Maryland) -- Detour (Maryland) -- Bird-in-Hand (Pennsylvania) -- Intercourse (Pennsylvania) -- Climax (New York).

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