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"The Vanishing Hitchhiker" (Beardsley & Hankey, 1942)

The first academic catalogue of the vanishing hitchhiker legend, published in the inaugural issue of California Folklore Quarterly after folklorists Richard Beardsley and Rosalie Hankey gathered nearly 80 distinct American versions within a few months.

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  • "The Vanishing Hitchhiker" (Beardsley & Hankey, 1942) mentions Vanishing Hitchhiker — The first academic catalogue of the pattern, published 1942.

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