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American folklore and legend / [editor, Jane Polley ; and others]

Reader's Digest Association. (Author). Polley, Jane, (editor.).

Summary:

An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States. Paintings, watercolors, lithographs, etchings, maps, and a guide to folk festivals supplement a survey of American customs, folkways, legends, romances, tall tales, folk songs, superstitions, heroes, and heroines.

Record details

ISBN: 0895770458 :
ISBN: 9780895770455
ISBN: 0895770458
Physical Description: 448 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, music ; 27 cm.
Publisher: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, [1978]
Copyright: ©1978

Content descriptions

General Note:	At head of title: Reader's digest.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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