Folk tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends of the supernatural from the Pinelands of New Jersey
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Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, c2010.
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9780773420304 (electronic bk.), 0773420304 (electronic bk.)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-607) and indexes.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Halpert, H., & Widdowson, J. D. A. (2010). Folk tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends of the supernatural from the Pinelands of New Jersey. Edwin Mellen Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Halpert, Herbert, 1911-2000 and J. D. A. Widdowson. 2010. Folk Tales, Tall Tales, Trickster Tales, and Legends of the Supernatural From the Pinelands of New Jersey. Edwin Mellen Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Halpert, Herbert, 1911-2000 and J. D. A. Widdowson. Folk Tales, Tall Tales, Trickster Tales, and Legends of the Supernatural From the Pinelands of New Jersey. Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

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Halpert, H. and Widdowson, J. D. A. (2010). Folk tales, tall tales, trickster tales, and legends of the supernatural from the pinelands of new jersey. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Halpert, Herbert, and J. D. A Widdowson. Folk Tales, Tall Tales, Trickster Tales, and Legends of the Supernatural From the Pinelands of New Jersey. Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.

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5052 |a pt. II. Fiddler Sammy Giberson : Giberson, the remarkable fiddler and step-dancer ; Fiddler Giberson and the devil -- 2. Devils, witches, fortunetelling, the otherworld, and buried treasure : Devil child stories ; Other devil stories ; Witch stories: Peggy Clevenger ; Other witch stories ; Fortunetelling, the otherworld, and buried treasure -- 3. Jerry Munyhun, the wizard of the pines : Jerry's arrival ; Jerry, the trickster-ventriloquist ; Jerry, the trickster-magician ; Jerry, the trickster-illusionist -- Jerry and the devil ; "Munyhun and his tricks": a cycle ; "Other things he done."
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