The American People: Stories, Legends, Tales, Traditions and Songs

by B.A. Botkin (Editor)

Overview

This stimulating anthology, prepared by the great folklorist, B.A. Botkin, is comprised of the traditional songs, stories, customs, and beliefs which have been handed down, by word of mouth, for so long that they seem to have a life of their own. For Botkin, they are at the core of peoplehood. When one thinks of American folklore one thinks not only of the folklore of American life, the traditions that have sprung up on American soil, but also of the literature of folklore, the migratory traditions that have found a home in the New World.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000679472
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/13/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

B. A. Botkin was president of the American Folklore Society. He taught at the University of Oklahoma for many years, until he became folklore head at the Library of Congress under Acribald McLeish. His most famous work was A Treasure of American Folklore, joined by other works: Southern Folklore, Western Folklore and Sidewalks of New York, among others.

Table of Contents

Contents, Introduction to the Transaction Edition, Preface, PART ONE: HEROES AND BOASTERS, PART TWO: BOOSTERS AND KNOCKERS, PART THREE: JESTERS, PART FOUR: LIARS, PART FIVE: FOLK TALES AND LEGENDS, PART SIX: SONGS AND RHYMES, Notes