Shocco Jones, "A North Carolinian of the Olden Times," "Distinguished... Son of Rip Van Winkle," and "Veritable Hoarder of Fun": A Nineteenth-Century Southern Gentleman's Sense of Identity, History, Honor, and Humor.
This study explores the historical significance of the literary activity, hoaxes, and humor of Joseph Seawell, or "Shocco," Jones. Born in the Shocco Springs region of Warren County during the first decade of the nineteenth century, Jones was a wealthy, privileged third generation North Ca...
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W&M ScholarWorks
2015
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539720305 https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5177&context=etd |