| Buying the Wind: Regional Folklore in the United States Contributor(s): Dorson, Richard M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226158624 ISBN-13: 9780226158624 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $58.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1972 Annotation: This anthology of regional folklore displays the abundance, humor, and continuing vigor of the American oral tradition. The collection explores rich and distinctive lore of Maine Down-Easters, Pennsylvania Dutchmen, Southern mountaineers, Louisiana Cajuns, Illinois Egyptians, Southwest Mexicans, and Utah Mormons. Their tales, songs, riddles, proverbs, games, superstitions, and customs provide a wealth of living folklore presented here as it was recorded in the field. And this unvarnished folklore fact--retains the spicy flavor of authentic narrative, told in the vernacular of the skillful folk storyteller. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| LCCN: 63013010 |
| Series: Regional Folklore in the United States |
| Physical Information: 1.33" H x 5.39" W x 8.05" (1.20 lbs) 592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This anthology of regional folklore displays the abundance, humor, and continuing vigor of the American oral tradition. The collection explores rich and distinctive lore of Maine Down-Easters, Pennsylvania Dutchmen, Southern mountaineers, Louisiana Cajuns, Illinois Egyptians, Southwest Mexicans, and Utah Mormons. Their tales, songs, riddles, proverbs, games, superstitions, and customs provide a wealth of living folklore presented here as it was recorded in the field. And this unvarnished folklore fact--retains the spicy flavor of authentic narrative, told in the vernacular of the skillful folk storyteller. |