{"product_id":"the-silver-bullet-and-other-american-witch-stories","title":"The Silver Bullet  and Other American Witch Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the front flap: Among the more interesting jobs created by the W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) during the depression years of the 1930s  was the Virginia Writers Project. The idea was to have a group of authors  editors  and reporters fan out among the coves and hollows of the Appalachian Mountains and record the beliefs  superstitions and traditions of the mountain folk. These stories were then transcribed and sent to Richmond with the intention of publishing a book on Virginia folklore. The ultimate goal was never accomplished  and the hundreds of stories that were collected were eventually placed in the archives of the University of Virginia  in Charlottesville. this book draws heavily on the Virginia Project  but goes much beyond it. .  in addition to Scottish  Irish and German stories of the Appalachians tales about Cajuns  Indians and people of Spanish backgrounds are incorporated  enlarging the scope of the book to national proportions. Through the more than 75 stories selected for inclusion  there emerges a comprehensive overview of the beliefs and practices of a segment of the population to whom witches and witchcraft were a basic way of living and thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967445332021,"sku":"ByrdShop_0824601998","price":318.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780824601997.jpg?v=1770642970","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-silver-bullet-and-other-american-witch-stories","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}