Indiana Folklore A Reader [Paperback]

Discusses old crafts and folk skills, from covered bridge building to quiltmaking, as well as the legends and lore of Indiana.

FOREWORD

I. OLD CRAFTS AND SKILLS
1. Dry Stone Walling: Patricia Mastick
2. Joseph J. Daniels and Joseph A. Britton: Parke Countys Covered Bridge Builders: John M. Vlach
3. A Quiltmaker and Her Art: Sandra K.D. Stahl

II. PLACE NAMES AND ORAL HISTORY
4. Traditions of the Devils Hollows by John A. Gutowski
5. Hangmans Crossing: Jeffrey Schrink and Frances Schrink

III. FOLK BELIEF, MEDICINE, AND MAGIC
6. The Miracle of String Measurement: Barbara Ann Townsend and Donald Allport Bird
7. Root Doctors and Psychics in the Region: Elon A. Kulii
8. A Porter County Seer by Sheryl Pisarski

IV. HORROR STORIES
9. The Hatchet Man: Sylva Grider
10. The House of Blue Lights in Indianapolis: Linda Degh

V. GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE AND ON THE ROAD
11. Mary Whales, I Believe in You: Janet Langlois
12. The Big Tunnel: Gary Hall
13. The Chain on the Tombstone: William M. Clements
14. The Ghost of the Doctor and a Vacant Fraternity House: James Gary Lecocq
15. The Walking Coffin: William H. Clements

Bibliography of Indiana Folklore by Nikolai Burlakoff and Carl Lindahl

Index