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Tales from Tennessee Lawyers
William Lynwood Montell
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Description for Tales from Tennessee Lawyers
Hardcover. Contains tales collected from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Volunteer State, ranging from stories of a custody battle over a family dog that garnered national media attention to the self-proclaimed "smartest man in Clay County." Recorded exactly as the lawyers tell them, these stories are sometimes funny and sometimes sad. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; JFHF; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 535.
Lawyers have long been known as master storytellers, and those from Tennessee are certainly no exception. Veteran oral historian and folklorist William Lynwood Montell has collected tales from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Volunteer State, ranging from stories of a custody battle over a family dog that garnered national media attention to the self-proclaimed "smartest man in Clay County." Recorded exactly as the lawyers tell them, these stories are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes raw and harrowing, but always remarkable. Far more than a collection of lawyer jokes, Tales from Tennessee Lawyers recounts the most insightful, entertaining, ... Read more
Lawyers have long been known as master storytellers, and those from Tennessee are certainly no exception. Veteran oral historian and folklorist William Lynwood Montell has collected tales from dozens of lawyers and judges from throughout the Volunteer State, ranging from stories of a custody battle over a family dog that garnered national media attention to the self-proclaimed "smartest man in Clay County." Recorded exactly as the lawyers tell them, these stories are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes raw and harrowing, but always remarkable. Far more than a collection of lawyer jokes, Tales from Tennessee Lawyers recounts the most insightful, entertaining, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813123691
SKU
V9780813123691
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About William Lynwood Montell
William Lynwood Montell, emeritus professor of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, is the author of several books, including Tales from Kentucky Lawyers, Ghosts across Kentucky, and Haunted Houses and Family Ghosts of Kentucky. He lives in Oakland, Kentucky.
Reviews for Tales from Tennessee Lawyers
This fellow was being prosecuted for biting another man's ear off. The defense counsel asked this witness, 'Did you actually see the defendant bite his ear?' The witness responded, 'No sir, I did not.' Instead of letting well enough alone, the defense counsel asked, 'Well, how do you know he did it?' 'Because I saw him spit it out.' - ... Read more