I really don't know where to begin... I read this book about 15 years ago so I guess it may have been around the year 1992 -- But I know for sure that the book was written at least 30 to 40 years before that.
All I can remember about the book it is that contained stories of Brer Rabbit & Tar Baby and that it also contained old spirituals or hymns. One particular song was about a patter roller.
It also contained many jokes and old southern recipes. I remember 2 of them. One of them was a joke about a blind woman walking past a fish market and the other was about a man and his friend talking about his wife.
I know this may not be alot of information but it is all that I remember. I'm hoping someone can help me because I lost this book years ago and have been searching for it for years.
Thanks
2007-05-25
14:08:27
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THANKS for the responses everyone! Although I don't think that these are exactly what I'm looking for. The book did not only contain tales by Uncle Remus but it also contained old southern recipes, hymns and a lot of jokes & riddles. It was a very thick book with not only stories but lot's of other things.
2007-05-26
05:30:39 ·
update #1
The story of Brer Rabitt & Tar Baby was not the only story or information in this book.
2007-05-26
05:31:59 ·
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Try this:
Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings / Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/etext00/remus11.htm
There are older editions available on eBay:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=joel+chandler+harris&category0=
2007-05-25 14:18:37
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answered by Beach Saint 7
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Author Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908.
Title The favorite Uncle Remus; illus. by A. B. Frost. Selected, arr. & ed. by George Van Santvoord and Archibald C. Coolidge.
Publisher [Boston] Houghton Mifflin Co., 1948.
Description vii, 310 p. illus. 24 cm.
Contents Some goes up and some goes down -- Brer Rabbit gets a house -- Why Brer Rabbit is bob-tailed -- Brer Fox shingles his roof -- Cousin! Cousin! -- Money mint -- Little Mr. Cricket -- Why Miss Goose roosts high -- Laughing place -- Wonderful Tar-Baby -- Briar patch -- Saddle and bridle -- Fox atter 'im, Buzzard atter 'im -- Eleven more licks -- Miss Cow and the persimmon tree -- Stinkin' Jim -- Jack Sparrow -- Old Hardshell -- Brer Tarrypin learns to fly -- Take up the slack -- Lounging 'round and suffering -- Brer Coon and the frogs -- Brer Rabbit raises a dust -- Brer Mink holds his breath -- Mr. Dog's new shoes -- Brer Buzzard's gold mine -- Moon in the mill pond -- All the grapes in the neighborhood -- Wahoo -- Mud and water do the work -- Creetur with no claws -- Mr. Benjamin Ram -- Heyo, house! -- Brer Rabbit loses his luck -- Trouble in the Fox family -- Just one 'simmon more -- Agin the law -- Bag in the corner -- Gizzard-Eater -- Bear hunt -- Billy Malone -- Brer Rabbit save his meat -- Old man Hunter from Huntsville -- Mr. Smarty -- Dollar a minute -- Ingle-Go-Jang -- Brer Rabbit gets a licking -- Brer Fox holds the horse -- Most ticklish chap -- Who nibbled up the butter? -- Little rabbits -- Fresher the better -- Brer Buzzard and the tombstone -- Why Mr. Dog is tame -- End of Brer B'ar -- Brer Wolf says grace -- Awful fate of Brer Wolf -- Bookay -- Why Craney-crow flies fast -- Brer Fox follows the fashion.
Addt'l author Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928.
Van Santvoord, George, 1819-1863.
Addt'l title Uncle Remus.
2007-06-01 17:09:09
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answered by L. B. 3
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a book called Songs of the South, which does include Uncle Remus' story about brer rabbit and brer bear and others.
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2007-06-01 07:03:31
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answered by margot 5
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Oh, the Uncle Remus stories. Look for stuff by Joel Chandler Harris.
2007-05-25 14:11:46
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answered by BlueAngelGal 5
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Maybe find a good used book store and ask if they know the book you are talking about. You could also try your local library in the child's section and ask the librarian if she knows of the book. From the sounds of it, it is probably not a politically correct book and may no longer be in print, which is too bad. But try anyway.
2007-05-25 14:18:24
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answered by ? 7
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Aesop's Fables
2007-05-25 14:10:34
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answered by ersof59 4
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/104-8094115-7439133?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=uncle=remus&Go.x15&Go.y=10
Click and type "uncle remus" on the subject/genre
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm
2007-05-25 14:30:58
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answered by Anonymous
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I tried google and here are some links:
http://www.otmfan.com/html/brertar.htm
http://www.ongoing-tales.com/SERIALS/oldtime/FAIRYTALES/TARBABY.HTML
http://tobyjohnson.com/tarbaby.html
http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables_brer_rabbit_tarbaby.html
http://www.americanfolklore.net/brer-rabbit.html
http://www.drlamay.com/brer_rabbit_and_the_tar_baby.htm
http://www.songofthesouth.net/memorabilia/books/golden/tarbaby71-lib.html
2007-06-02 10:14:51
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answered by Anonymous
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