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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings

Jan Harold Brunvand's 1981 book, which gave the modern field of urban legend studies its name and used the vanishing hitchhiker story as its flagship example.

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What Is the Vanishing Hitchhiker Legend?

What the vanishing hitchhiker legend is: its 1942 folklore study, the Resurrection Mary case, and why the same ghost story recurs worldwide.