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Otto Wood, the bandit : the freighthopping thief, bootlegger, and convicted murderer behind the Appalachian ballads / Trevor McKenzie ; foreword by David Holt.

Author/creator McKenzie, Trevor
Other author/creatorHolt, David, 1946-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Descriptionxii,160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles
Subject(s)
Contents Time among strangers: childhood and early crimes, 1893-1912 -- Outlaw of the Boone Trail: carjacking and the Wood crime family, 1913-1917 -- The mountains were the safest place: Otto Wood, blockader and highwayman, 1918-1923 -- Killing a rattlesnake: The Greensboro killing and the 1924 prison escape, 1923-1924 -- The Houdini of Cell Block A: Otto Wood, criminal celebrity, 1925-928 -- An experiment in humanity: the reformer and the renegade, 1928-1930 -- I'll make'em earn their reward: final days, December 1930 -- Step up, buddies, and listen to my song: the ballads of Otto Wood, 1931-present.
Abstract "Legions of bluegrass fans know the name Otto Wood (1893-1930) from a ballad made popular by Doc Watson, telling the story of Wood's crimes and violent death. However, few know the history of this Appalachian figure beyond the larger-than-life version heard in song. Trevor McKenzie reconstructs Wood's life, tracing how a Wilkes County juvenile delinquent became a celebrated folk hero"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 137-152) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021019308
ISBN9781469665665 (cloth)
ISBN9781469664712 (pbk ; alk. paper)
ISBN(ebook)

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