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050			_aF292.M15 _bB35 2001
100			_aBailey, Cornelia
245			_aGod, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man : _ba saltwater Geechee talks about life on Sapelo Island / _cCornelia Bailey; Christena Bledsoe.
250			_aFirst Anchor Books edition
260			_aNew York : _bAnchor Books, _c2001 c2000.
300			_ax, 334 p., 14 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations, map, portraits ; _c21 cm.
500			_aOriginally published by Doubleday in 2000.
505			_a Dayclean -- A special gift -- Paradise to us -- The spirit of Grandma Ada -- A make-do or do-without family -- Grandma Winnie -- At the bluff -- The babydoll -- Around the fire -- Moving day -- Ain't nuttin' right with Hog hammock -- The jack-o'-lantern -- Make sump'n of yourself -- The old man -- The hag that rides you -- The Bolito Man -- God resides in the east -- The dog finger -- The buzzard lope -- In come Dr. Buzzard -- Life everlasting -- The cusp -- Mama gets conned -- To skin a cat -- God loves you best -- One come, one go -- Coming home -- The eye of the storm -- She who has a purpose -- I flew back -- Watch night.
520			_a Equal parts cultural history and memoir, God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man recounts a traditional way of life that is threatened by change, with stories that speak to our deepest notions of family, community, and a connection to one's homeland. Cornelia Walker Bailey models herself after the African griot, the tribal storytellers who keep the history of their people. Bailey's people are the Geechee, whose cultural identity has been largely preserved due to the relative isolation of Sapelo, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia. In this rich account, Bailey captures the experience of growing up in an island community that counted the spirits of its departed among its members, relied on pride and ingenuity in the face of hardship, and taught her firsthand how best to reap the bounty of the marshes, woods and ocean that surrounded her. The power of this memoir to evoke the life of Sapelo Island is remarkable, and the history it preserves is invaluable.
600			_aBailey, Cornelia.
650			_aAfrican American women _vGeorgia _xSapelo Island _yBiography.
650			_aAfrican Americans _vGeorgia _xSapelo Island _yBiography.
700			_aBledsoe, Christena
942			_2lcc _cDWBSLC _hF 292.M15 _iB35 2001