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American folklore and legend / [editor, Jane Polley ; et. al.].
LIBRA GR105 .A65 1978
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Reader's Digest general books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--United States.
- Folklore.
- Legends--United States.
- Legends.
- United States--Social life and customs.
- United States.
- Manners and customs.
- Genre:
- Folklore -- United States.
- Legends -- United States.
- Folklore.
- Legends.
- Literature
- Legends
- Folklore
- Literature.
- Physical Description:
- 448 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, music ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Title appears on resource as: Reader's digest American folklore and legend
- Place of Publication:
- Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, [1978]
- Summary:
- An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Our popular traditions
- Land of the pilgrims' pride: new lore on a new land
- Inland kingdom
- Search of Cibola
- Saltwater bandits
- Spirit of '76
- Sea to shining sea: legendary backwoodsman
- Riverboat roarers
- Arkansas to the Alamo
- Trailblazers and trappers
- Great overland adventure
- Gold! gold! gold!
- Blow the man down
- When cotton was king
- This is my country: house divide cannot stand
- Wild, wild west
- Melting pot
- Breadwinners
- Sky's the limit
- Guide to folk events in America
- Picture credits
- Acknowledgments
- Text credits
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: American folklore and legend.
- ISBN:
- 9780895770455
- 0895770458
- OCLC:
- 4499750
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