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Mule Trader
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Author : William R. Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2010-12-01
Mule Trader written by William R. Ferris and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with History categories.
A mule trader's tales from a culture enriched by his fascinating presence
Mule Trader
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Author : William R. Ferris
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 1998
Mule Trader written by William R. Ferris and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Social Science categories.
Story after wonderful story, tall tale after tall tale. Ray Lum tells a southern writer where he came from, and where he ought to go. -Shelby Foote Bill Ferris makes me wish I'd known Ray Lum. -Larry Brown Indeed, the mule trader has undoubtedly helped to form our great oral tradition in the South . Ray Lum [was] a man born and bred to the practice of the country monologue. -Eudora Welty Readers captivated by this book will be happy that Bill Ferris found Ray Lum and that he thought to turn on a tape recorder. Lum (1891--1977) was a mule skinner, a livestock trader, an auctioneer, and an American original. This delightful book, first published in 1992 as You Live and Learn. Then You Die and Forget It All, preserves Lum's colorful folk dialect and captures the essence of this one-of-a-kind figure who seems to have stepped full-blooded from the pages of Mark Twain. This riveting talespinner was tall, heavy-set, and full of body rhythm as he talked. In his special world he was famous for trading, for tale-telling, and for common-sense lessons that had made him a savvy bargainer and a shrewd businessman. His home and his auction barn were in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where mules were his main interest, but in trading he fanned out over twenty states and even into Mexico. A west Texas newspaper reported his fame this way: He is known all over cow country for his honest fair dealing and gentlemanly attitude..... A letter addressed to him anywhere in Texas probably would be delivered. Over several years Ferris recorded Lum's many long conversations that detail livestock auctioneering, cheery memories of rustic Deep South culture, and a philosophy of life that is grounded in good horse sense. Even among the most spellbinding talkers Lum is a standout both for what he has to say and for the way he says it. Ferris's lucky, protracted encounters with him turn out to be the best of good fortune for everybody.
Mule South To Tractor South
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Author : George B. Ellenberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2007
Mule South To Tractor South written by George B. Ellenberg and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
A study of how the mule became the major agricultural resource in the American South and was later displaced by the farm tractor.
Ray Lum Mule Trader
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Author : William R. Ferris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Ray Lum Mule Trader written by William R. Ferris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Auctioneers categories.
Life
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948-01-26
Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948-01-26 with categories.
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Life
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948-01-26
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LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
Horse Trading In The Age Of Cars
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Author : Steven M. Gelber
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2008-10
Horse Trading In The Age Of Cars written by Steven M. Gelber and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Gelber's highly readable and lively prose makes clear how this unique economic ritual survived into the industrial twentieth century, in the process adding a colorful and interesting chapter to the history of the automobile.
Ray Lum Mule Trader
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Author : Jack Friedman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Ray Lum Mule Trader written by Jack Friedman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Auctioneers categories.
A Place Called Mississippi
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language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
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A Place Called Mississippi written by and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Mississippi categories.
Filled with serendipitous connections and contrasts, this volume of Mississippiana covers four hundred years. It begins with a selection from "A Gentleman from Elvas," written in 1541, and ends with an essay the novelist Ellen Douglas wrote in 1996 on the occasion of the Atlanta Olympic games. In between is a chronology of some one hundred nonfictional narratives that portray the distinctiveness of life in Mississippi. Most are reprinted, but some are published here for the first time. Each section of this anthology reveals an aspect of Mississippi's past or present. Here are narratives that depict the settlement of the land by pioneers, the lasting heritage of the Civil War, the pleasures and the pastimes of Mississippians, their food, art, rituals, and religion, the terrain and the travelers, and the conflicts that brought enormous changes to both the landscape and the population. In its wide cultural perspective, A Place Called Mississippi includes an early description of the Chickasaws, a narrative of a former slave, "Soggy" Sweat's famous "Whiskey Speech" on Prohibition, and an account of how W. C. Handy discovered the blues in a deserted train station in Tutwiler, Mississippi. Among the selections are narratives by Jefferson Davis, Belle Kearney, Walter Anderson, Ida B. Wells, Richard Wright, Craig Claiborne, Richard Ford, William Faulkner, and Eudora Welty. Written by and about blacks, whites, Native Americans, and others, these fascinating accounts convey a variety of impressions about a real place and about real people whose colorful history is large, ever-changing, and ever-mystifying.
The William R Ferris Reader Omnibus E Book
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Author : William Ferris
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2014-04-12
The William R Ferris Reader Omnibus E Book written by William Ferris and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-12 with History categories.
Renowned folklorist William R. Ferris has captured the voices of southern musicians, artists, writers, and thinkers for forty years—and we have been proud to publish his work in Southern Cultures for nearly half of that time. To celebrate Southern Cultures' 20th anniversary, we present our inaugural special omnibus ebook, The William R. Ferris Reader. Collected here for the first time are all 20 of Bill Ferris's essays and interviews as they have appeared in our pages between 1995 and 2013, as well as an introduction to the collection by Ferris. From folk humor to moon pies to Faulkner, Welty, Walker, and so much more, we are delighted to share this special collection of a favored friend, mentor, and colleague.