{"product_id":"ancient-creek-a-folktale-9780967542423","title":"Ancient Creek: A Folktale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic tale of heroism and revolution by celebrated Kentucky writer Gurney Norman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1975 as a spoken-word record, Gurney Norman's classic folktale tells the story of resistance among \"the folks\" in a mythical \"hill domain\" ruled by an absurd but evil king. Told in mock-heroic language, the story employs satire, comic irony, regional speech, and \"the voice of a storyteller,\" as a fugitive hero, Jack, leads the people in revolt against an oppressive monarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing cover art by eastern Kentucky artist Pam Oldfield Meade, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eAncient Creek\u003c\/i\u003e includes four essays about the story by scholar Annalucia Accardo, writer Dee Davis, professor Kevin I. Eyster, and the late poet and scholar Jim Wayne Miller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2012 by Old Cove Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Cove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780967542423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.60d","brand":"Gurney Norman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397644353717,"sku":"9780967542423","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ace22c4b-2a8f-4b94-8572-bcfa496d5322.jpg?v=1702391633","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ancient-creek-a-folktale-9780967542423","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}