Beyond the Briar Patch: Affrilachian Folktales, Food, and Folklore - Softcover

Ford, MS Lynette

 
9781624910258: Beyond the Briar Patch: Affrilachian Folktales, Food, and Folklore
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1624910254 ISBN 13: 9781624910258
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc, 2014

Synopsis

Lyn Ford, an African-American storyteller honored by her peers nationally retells traditional stories and folkways from her cultural heritage. In addition, she provides readers with insights and historic perspective of these tales by including notes and references to extensive resources regarding the folktales she tells and the history that brought them to us.

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About the Author

Lyn (Lynette) Ford grew up in the African-American tradition in Appalachia (in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio) during the 1960s and 1970s. Her grandparents and parents practiced an ages-old oral storytelling tradition which they passed on to her. A teacher for many years, Lyn has now been an oral performer, a travelling storyteller, for more than two decades. In 2013 Lyn was named to the Circle of Excellence by the National Storytelling Network. She speaks of her "Affrilachian" tradition at conferences, conventions, and storytelling festivals throughout the USA and internationally. Her first book (Affrilachian Tales, Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, 2012) received the Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award from the Westchester County Library System in New York state.

From the Back Cover

Lyn (Lynette) Ford grew up in the African-American tradition in Appalachia (in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio) during the 1960s and 1970s. Her grandparents and parents practiced an ages-old oral storytelling tradition which they passed on to her. A teacher for many years, Lyn has now been an oral performer, a travelling storyteller, for more than two decades. In 2013 Lyn was named to the Circle of Excellence by the National Storytelling Network. She speaks of her "Affrilachian" tradition at conferences, conventions, and storytelling festivals throughout the USA and internationally. Her first book (Affrilachian Tales, Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, 2012) received the Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award from the Westchester County Library System in New York state.

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Publisher
Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1624910254
ISBN 13 
9781624910258
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160