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A treasury of American folklore : stories, ballads, and traditions of the people

Call Number

  • J 398.2 TREA (CEN)

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Publication Information

Guilford, Connecticut : Globe Pequot, [2016]

Physical Description

xxvii, 932 pages : music ; 24 cm

Notes

Originally published: 1944.

Contents

  • Backwoods boasters
  • Pseudo bad men
  • Killers
  • Free lances
  • Miracles men
  • Patron saints
  • Tall talk
  • The sky's the limit
  • Local cracks and slams
  • Pranks and tricks
  • Humorous anecdotes and jests
  • Yarns and tall tales
  • From the liars' bench
  • Animal tales
  • Nursery tales
  • Witch tales
  • Ghost tales
  • Devil tales
  • Queer tales
  • Play rhymes and catch colloquies
  • Singing and play-party games
  • Ballads and songs.

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