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Author Dorson, Richard M. (Richard Mercer), 1916-1981, author.

Title American folklore / by Richard M. Dorson.

Publication Info. [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1959]
©1959

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  398 D738a 1959    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 328 pages ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Physical Medium 8vo. rdabf
Series The Chicago history of American civilization
Chicago history of American civilization.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Colonial folklore -- The rise of Native folk humor -- Regional folk cultures -- Immigrant folklore -- The negro -- Gallery of folk heroes -- Modern folklore.
Summary A survey of the entire field of America folklore-folkways jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, and legendary heroes-from the era of colonization to the present age of mass culture.
Subject Folklore -- United States.
United States -- Social life and customs.
Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character)
Folklore -- United States.
United States -- Social life and customs.
Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character) (OCoLC)fst00841646
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst00930306
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Folklore.
Folklore. (OCoLC)fst01423784
Folklore.
ISBN 7230008980
9787230008983

 
    
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