The discovery and confiscation of Swamp Brat from a classmate in Mr Siciliano's math class at Byron Jr High was my initial acquaintance with this genre. I don't think it was being passed around for the gator scenes. Art Scott
35 years ago or so, I wrote a long article about backwoods and swamp novels for THE JOURNAL OF POPULAR CULTURE. I used to have tear sheets of it, but they appear to be long lost.
Whenever I think of this genre the first thing that comes to mind isn't a book but a movie, the classic GATOR BAIT with the late, lamented Claudia Jennings.
Hey, we could take up a collection. Send your pledge to me at doncoffin@aol.com. Once we have enough pledges, I'll buy a copy of Bill's article and send it to him (and to everyone who donates). Our goal is $38.
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by the way, thanks much for your review of "The Machineries of Mars." I appreciate it.
The discovery and confiscation of Swamp Brat from a classmate in Mr Siciliano's math class at Byron Jr High was my initial acquaintance with this genre. I don't think it was being passed around for the gator scenes.
Art Scott
I think I would have bought a book titled "Soft Whip of Passion," by one George H. Smith, even if it's not set in a swamp.
And 2 books titled "Swamp Girl"!
35 years ago or so, I wrote a long article about backwoods and swamp novels for THE JOURNAL OF POPULAR CULTURE. I used to have tear sheets of it, but they appear to be long lost.
The only one I read, Alter's Swamp Sister was a surprisingly good book. It was reprinted by Black Lizard in the 80s.
I've read that one, too.
Whenever I think of this genre the first thing that comes to mind isn't a book but a movie, the classic GATOR BAIT with the late, lamented Claudia Jennings.
Yee-Ha!
Jeff
Through the magic of the internet (specifically, Google Scholar), I give you "Sons of Tobacco Road: Backwoods Novels."
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1982.1603_47.x/abstract
That's it, all right. Too bad they want money for the pdf.
I'm going to look on JSTOR; if the journal is a part of that, I can get a pdf free...and send you a copy.
I hope it works.
JPopCulture is not one of the journals that one can access through JSTOR. Oh, well...I was looking forward to seeing the actual article.
Hey, we could take up a collection. Send your pledge to me at doncoffin@aol.com. Once we have enough pledges, I'll buy a copy of Bill's article and send it to him (and to everyone who donates). Our goal is $38.
Make it $50 and we all can have a copy.
Hey, if I get one copy--it's a pdf--I can send it to as many people as I like...Wiley (the publishers) might not like it, but how can they stop me?
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