Pretty Babies Grow Up Ugly and Other Old-Time Beliefs
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Before good health care and decent schools reached the hollows of Eastern Kentucky, families struggled to make sense of the world around them. When a baby was born or a mother fell ill, families could do little but hope and pray and look for signs. They relied on old superstitions and a deep Christian faith to help them make sense of a world they didn't understand and couldn't control. Illustrated with classic cartoons from Clyde Roy Pack's "Poison Oak & Country Folk," the cures and superstitions in Pretty Babies Grow Up Ugly and Other Old-Time Beliefs offer a unique and humorous look at some of the beliefs of ordinary families who lived in the Southern Appalachians a hundred years ago.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0615683371
ISBN13:9780615683379
Release Date:August 2012
Publisher:Story/ATOM Publishing
Length:130 Pages
Weight:0.44 lbs.
Dimensions:8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"
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