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American folklore and legend. [electronic resource]

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Association, c1978.Description: 448 p. : ill. ; 27 cmISBN:
  • 0895770458
  • 9780895770455
Uniform titles:
  • Reader's digest.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2/0973
LOC classification:
  • GR105 .A65
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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.
Summary: An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States.
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At head of title: Reader's digest.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

An anthology of popular American stories, poems, songs, and lore that have become part of the folklore of the United States.

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