Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
A Treasury of Southern Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Treasury of Folklore: Woodlands and Forests
Author: Dee Dee ChaineyPublisher: Batsford Books
ISBN: 1849947406
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An entertaining and enthralling collection of myths, tales and traditions surrounding our trees, woodlands and forests from around the world. From the dark, gnarled woodlands of the north, to the humid jungles of the southern lands, trees have captured humanity's imagination for millennia. Filled with primal gods and goddesses, dryads and the fairy tales of old, the forests still beckon to us, offering sanctuary, mystery and more than a little mischievous trickery. From insatiable cannibalistic children hewn from logs, to lumberjack lore, and the spine-chilling legend of Bloody Mary, there is much to be found between the branches. Come into the trees; witches, seductive spirits and big, bad wolves await you. With this book, Folklore Thursday aim to encourage a sense of belonging across all cultures by showing how much we all have in common.
A Treasury of Southern Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
A Civil War Treasury of Tales, Legends and Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher: Galahad Books
ISBN: 9780883940495
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
This book contains a rich sampling of Civil War storytelling of all types, personal narratives, anecdotes, hero tales, etc. culled from a wide variety of contemporary sources of Civil War.
A Treasury of Southern Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher: Crown
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
More than 500 stories and more than 75 folk-songs, presenting the full cast of characters of the varied South-heroes like Patrick Henry, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, Stonewall Jackson and the almost godlike Robert E. Lee; outlaws and pirates; poor whites, slaves, Cajuns, Gullahs, etc.
A Treasury of Railroad Folklore
Author: Benjamin Albert BotkinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-lore of railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Tales from Silver Lands
Author: Charles Joseph FingerPublisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 9780590424479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
A collection of nineteen tales from the Indians of various South American countries.
A Treasury of American Folklore
Author: B. A. BotkinPublisher: Globe Pequot Press
ISBN: 9781493025350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Named by the Library of Congress in a 2012 exhibit as among the top "100 Books that Shaped America," this two-volume set contains 500 stories and 100 songs collected from the author's time as national folklore editor for the Federal Writer's Project (1938-39) as well as his work as archivist of folksongs at the Library of Congress. As Carl Sandburg writes in his foreword, "So here we have nothing less than an encyclopedia of the folklore of America. An encyclopedia is where you get up into box car numbers...besides giving you the company of nice, darnfool yarn spinners, it will give you something of the feel of American history, of the gloom chasers that moved many a good man who fought fire and flood, varmints and vermin, as region after region filled with settlers and homesteaders."
A Treasury of Western Folklore
Author: Treasury of Folklore - Seas and Rivers
Author: Dee Dee ChaineyPublisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 1849946590
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Enthralling tales of the sea, rivers and lakes from around the globe. Folklore of the seas and rivers has a resonance in cultures all over the world. Watery hopes, fears and dreams are shared by all peoples where rivers flow and waves crash. This fascinating book covers English sailor superstitions and shape-shifting pink dolphins of the Amazon, Scylla and Charybdis, the many guises of Mami Wata, the tale of the Yoruba River spirit, the water horses of the Scottish lochs, the infamous mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, and much more. Accompanied by stunning woodcut illustrations, popular authors Dee Dee Chainey and Willow Winsham explore the deep history and enduring significance of water folklore the world over, from mermaids, selkies and sirens to ghostly ships and the fountains of youth. With this book, Folklore Thursday aims to encourage a sense of belonging across all cultures by showing how much we all have in common.