appalachian region

In this Appalachian folktale, Jack outwits two giants who want fresh meat for breakfast.

Text and photographs from a living history village in West Virginia recreate the pioneer life of young people in Appalachia in the early nineteenth century.

An Appalachian variant of "The Three Little Pigs," in which Mama Pig sends her three sons out into the world with good advice that only one of them heeds.

A collection of fourteen that combine traditional Appalachian folktales with contemporary themes.

In this Appalachian folktale, Jack wins fame and fortune after killing ten yellow jackets with one whack.

In the 1880s, young Fanny McCoy witnesses the growth of a terrible and violent feud between her Kentucky family and the West Virginia Hatfields, complicated by her older sister Roseanna's romance with a Hatfield.

A woman and her family struggle to keep their dignity as they move from the hills of Kentucky to the chilling indifference of a big midwestern city.

A humorous retelling of an Appalachian folktale about a preacher who chokes on a chicken bone.

A retelling of a traditional Appalachian tale in which a pet squirrel decides to investigate after several family members go to the store and never return.

An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of school children.