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Book Review of The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
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The noted folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand has written the first book about one of the most common forms of contemporary folklore.....the urban lengend. All of the major legends are fully discussed....some include....The Hook, The Boyfriend's Death and The Solid Cement Cadillac.