What do devil dogs, witches, haunted houses, Daniel Boone, Railroad Bill, "Justice John" Crutchfield, and lost silver mines have in common? All are among the subjects included in the vast collection of Legends gathered between 1937 and 1942 by the field workers of the Virginia Writers Project of the WPA.
Barden brings to light these delightful.
Now, folklorist Thomas E.
For decades following the end of the project, these stories lay untouched in the libraries of the University of Virginia.
What do devil dogs, witches, haunted houses, Daniel Boone, Railroad Bill, "Justice John" Crutchfield, and lost silver mines have in common? All are among the subjects included in the vast collection of Legends gathered between 1937 and 1942 by the field workers of the Virginia Writers Project of the WPA
