This week, we springboard into some mountain culture. Together we journey through the backwoods of southern North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and West Virginia to see what tall tales live within. It's going to be a fun one.

Ray Hicks - Appalachian History:
 https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2008/08/ray-hicks-keeper-of-jack-tales.html

NCPedia  Mountain Folklore Article Series: 
Part  1:  https://www.ncpedia.org/folklore
Part 2:  https://www.ncpedia.org/folklore-part-2types-folklore-and-n 
Part 3: https://www.ncpedia.org/folklore-part-3-north-carolina-folk


The Legend of John Henry:
Background: https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/the-legend-of-john-henry-talcott-wv.htm#:~:text=The%20Legend%20of%20John%20Henry%20is%20just%20that%2C,who%20gave%20their%20lives%20in%20these%20dangerous%20occupations.

https://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/analysis.html#:~:text=As%20the%20story%20goes%2C%20John%20Henry%20was%20the,that%20his%20steam-powered%20machine%20could%20outdrill%20any%20man.

Legend: https://www.ibiblio.org/john_henry/broadside2.html 

Johnny Cash - The Legend of John Henry's Hammer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppa__7ZLAU8

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