Mountain Preacher Stories: Laughter Among the Trumpets
 


Citation

Fisher, Ben C., “Mountain Preacher Stories: Laughter Among the Trumpets,” Appalachian State University Libraries Digital Collections, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omeka.library.appstate.edu/items/show/43719.


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Title

Mountain Preacher Stories: Laughter Among the Trumpets

Description

Over a period of forty years, Ben Fisher collected stories illustrating the humor of the Southern Highlander. English, Scotch, Welsh, and Irish immigrants to the Appalachian region of North Carolina brought with them a rugged individualism and a sense of humor and dignity which have been characteristic of the sturdy yeoman farmer. Most mountain preachers and many of the old time mountaineers had a real talent for telling stories. While the “tall tale” is a staple of mountain storytelling, more often the tales relate to something that happened, not something just dreamed up. Mountain humor, like all folk humor, typically arises out of a life situation. Fisher’s work, edited by his wife Sally following his passing, relates many of the stories and tales that he had heard over the course of his life.

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Subject

Appalachian Region, Southern--Humor
Clergy--Appalachian Region, Southern--Humor

Creator

Fisher, Ben C.

Publisher

Appalachia Consortium Press

Date

1990

Format

PDF
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Language

English

Type

Text

Coverage

Appalachia

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Digital Publisher

Appalachian State University

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