Rainbow Crow
Rainbow Crow

Author: Nancy Van Laan

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1991-07-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780833578471

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For use in schools and libraries only. When the weather changes and the ever-falling snow threatens to engulf all the animals, it is Crow who flies up to receive the gift of fire from the Great Sky Spirit.

An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends
An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends

Author: Frank de Caro

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-18

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1317476980

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For folklorists, students, as well as general readers, this is the most comprehensive survey of American folktales and legends currently available. It offers an amazing variety of American legend and lore - everything from Appalachian Jack tales, African American folklore, riddles, trickster tales, tall tales, tales of the supernatural, legends of crime and criminals, tales of women, and even urban legends.The anthology is divided into three main sections - Native American and Hawaiian Narratives, Folktales, and Legends - and within each section the individual stories explore the myriad narrative traditions and genres from various geographic regions of the United States. Each section and tale genre is introduced and placed in its narrative context by noted folklorist Frank de Caro. Tale type and motif indexes complete the work.

Great American Folklore
Great American Folklore

Author: Kemp P. Battle

Publisher: Doubleday Books

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13:

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Great American Folklore gathers together nearly three hundred of the most entertaining legends, tall tales, and ballads from America's distinctive oral heritage.

Folk Tales and Legends
Folk Tales and Legends

Author: Ellyn Sanna

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781590843468

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Contains stories from North America's folklore, from why the world is the way it is to death and the world to come.

American Folktales: From the Collections of the Library of Congress
American Folktales: From the Collections of the Library of Congress

Author: Carl Lindahl

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-03-17

Total Pages: 793

ISBN-13: 1317477235

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This two-volume collection of folktales represents some of the finest examples of American oral tradition. Drawn from the largest archive of American folk culture, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, this set comprises magic tales, legends, jokes, tall tales and personal narratives, many of which have never been transcribed before, much less published, in a sweeping survey. Eminent folklorist and award-winning author Carl Lindahl selected and transcribed over 200 recording sessions - many from the 1920s and 1930s - that span the 20th century, including recent material drawn from the September 11 Project. Included in this varied collection are over 200 tales organized in chapters by storyteller, tale type or region, and representing diverse American cultures, from Appalachia and the Midwest to Native American and Latino traditions. Each chapter begins by discussing the storytellers and their oral traditions before presenting and introducing each tale, making this collection accessible to high school students, general readers or scholars.