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The Sad, Sad Story Of Lula Viers, Richard H. Underwood, Sharon Ray
The Sad, Sad Story Of Lula Viers, Richard H. Underwood, Sharon Ray
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In this article, Professor Richard H. Underwood explores the murder ballad entitled Lula Viers. Lula Viers was from the Appalachia region of Kentucky.
Stella Kenney: A Little Problem In Evidence, Richard H. Underwood
Stella Kenney: A Little Problem In Evidence, Richard H. Underwood
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In this article, Professor Richard H. Underwood explores the murder ballad entitled Stella Kenney. Stella Kenney (whose real name was Kinney) was from Carter County, Kentucky.
Crimesong: Some Murder Ballads And Poems Revisited, Richard H. Underwood, Carol J. Paris
Crimesong: Some Murder Ballads And Poems Revisited, Richard H. Underwood, Carol J. Paris
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This short Article, by a law professor and a law librarian, was written because of our personal interest in the old ballads, and because of the professor's desire to spice up the “meals-ready-to-eat” diet of problems and cases fed to students in law school courses. But more than anything else, this Article was written for the fun of it. To the extent that we appear to be advancing the occasional high-sounding hypothesis, we want the reader to understand that our speculations are offered only as an invitation to the sociologists, musicologists, and historians. Our backgrounds are limited, and we do …