CHAPTER 18
“Wayfaring Stranger,” traditional. Earliest versions from the early nineteenth century.
CHAPTER 23
“The Dawning of the Day,” published by Edward Walsh (1805–1850) in 1847 in Irish Popular Songs.
CHAPTER 24
“The Galway Shawl,” traditional, first known version collected by Sam Henry from Bridget Kealey in Dungiven in 1936.
CHAPTER 25
“Marlborough Has Left for the War,” traditional. First popular in 1780.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALEX BLEDSOE grew up in West Tennessee but now lives in Wisconsin. He is the acclaimed author of the Eddie LaCrosse novels (He Drank, and Saw the Spider, Wake of the Bloody Angel), the Tufa series (The Hum and the Shiver, Wisp of a Thing), and the Memphis Vampires (Blood Groove, The Girls with Games of Blood).
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BOOKS BY ALEX BLEDSOE
Blood Groove
The Girls with Games of Blood
The Sword-Edged Blonde
Burn Me Deadly
Dark Jenny
Wake of the Bloody Angel
He Drank, and Saw the Spider
The Hum and the Shiver
Wisp of a Thing
Long Black Curl
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Epigraph
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
About the Musicians
Songs with Quoted Lyrics
About the Author
Books by Alex Bledsoe
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
LONG BLACK CURL
Copyright © 2015 by Alex Bledsoe
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First Edition: May 2015