Lynwood Montell
Biographic Data
| ID | 215099 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lynwood Montell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lynwood |
| FAMILY NAME | Montell |
| SIGNATURE | MONTELL L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Kentucky University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1968 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Memory to History
Big Thicket Legacy
In Big Thicket Legacy, Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller present the stories of people living in the Big Thicket of southeast Texas. Many of the storytellers were close to one hundred years old when interviewed, with some being the great-grandchildren of the first settlers. Here are tales about robbing a bee tree, hunting wild boar, plowing all day and dancing all night, wading five miles to church through a cypress brake, and making soap using hicko…
The Coe Ridge Colony
The ninety year history of a racial isolate in the Kentucky-Tennessee border is examined. Peopled by a mixed population of Whites, Blacks, and, occasionally, Indians, the community received notoriety as an enclave for fugitives from the law of neighboring jurisdictions. Its demise came in 1958 as a result of changing land use and increasing tensions between the residents and those of the environing White society
Green Hills of Magic
Clure and Joe Williams
THIS PAPER DEALS with the value of a local ballad in a study of folk culture and with local history in a process of formation. That the ballad of the Williams family did not attain wider circulation is not our present concern, although it will be obvious that the ballad and legend are only subtypes in American balladry and legendry. Our study amply supports Herbert Halpert's contention that the local folksong is often the most important song in a…
From Memory to History
The Coe Ridge Colony
The ninety year history of a racial isolate in the Kentucky-Tennessee border is examined. Peopled by a mixed population of Whites, Blacks, and, occasionally, Indians, the community received notoriety as an enclave for fugitives from the law of neighboring jurisdictions. Its demise came in 1958 as a result of changing land use and increasing tensions between the residents and those of the environing White society
Clure and Joe Williams
THIS PAPER DEALS with the value of a local ballad in a study of folk culture and with local history in a process of formation. That the ballad of the Williams family did not attain wider circulation is not our present concern, although it will be obvious that the ballad and legend are only subtypes in American balladry and legendry. Our study amply supports Herbert Halpert's contention that the local folksong is often the most important song in a…
Green Hills of Magic
The Coe Ridge Colony
The ninety year history of a racial isolate in the Kentucky-Tennessee border is examined. Peopled by a mixed population of Whites, Blacks, and, occasionally, Indians, the community received notoriety as an enclave for fugitives from the law of neighboring jurisdictions. Its demise came in 1958 as a result of changing land use and increasing tensions between the residents and those of the environing White society
Big Thicket Legacy
In Big Thicket Legacy, Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller present the stories of people living in the Big Thicket of southeast Texas. Many of the storytellers were close to one hundred years old when interviewed, with some being the great-grandchildren of the first settlers. Here are tales about robbing a bee tree, hunting wild boar, plowing all day and dancing all night, wading five miles to church through a cypress brake, and making soap using hicko…
From Memory to History
Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (3 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (2 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works) · American History and Culture (1 work) · American Political and Social Dynamics (1 work) · Appalachia (1 work)