A Treasury Of Railroad Folklore

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Author : Benjamin Albert Botkin
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Total Pages : 558 pages
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Download or read book A Treasury of Railroad Folklore written by Benjamin Albert Botkin and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : B.A. Botkin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178497272X
Total Pages : 891 pages
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Download or read book A Treasury of Railroad Folklore written by B.A. Botkin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest cargo of high iron lore and legend ever hauled in one load, A TREASURY OF RAILROAD FOLKLORE contains over a century of the greatest stories, traditions and songs of the American railroad. Here are spell-binding tales of iron horses and iron men – the boomers, brass buttons and brass collars, the hoggers, tallow pots and gandy dancers. This collection tells the truth behind the railroad saints and sinners, brave engineers, robbers and gamblers, hoboes, empire builders and tricksters, whose exploits and achievements all mark milestones in the history of railroading. You will meet all the most memorable characters in the history of the iron rail, including Peter Cooper, Theodore Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Wells Fargo and Casey Jones. You will be thrilled wiith dramatic accounts of runaway trains and epic robberies. You will roar with laughter at hilarious pranks and tricks, feuds and hoaxes, and gain new insight into the heart and spirit of the railroads and the men who made, run and rode them.

Author : Benjamin Albert Botkin
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Total Pages : 556 pages
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Download or read book A Treasury of Railroad Folklore written by Benjamin Albert Botkin and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin Albert Botkin
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Total Pages : 932 pages
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Download or read book A Treasury of American Folklore written by Benjamin Albert Botkin and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : B. A. Botkin
Publisher : Globe Pequot Press
ISBN 13 : 9781493025350
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Treasury of American Folklore written by B. A. Botkin and published by Globe Pequot Press. This book was released on 2016-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."

Author : Linda Watts
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1646930002
Total Pages : 462 pages
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Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Folklore written by Linda Watts and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folklore has been described as the unwritten literature of a culture: its songs, stories, sayings, games, rituals, beliefs, and ways of life. Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to this popular subject. This comprehensive reference guide addresses the needs of multiple audiences, including high school, college, and public libraries, archive and museum collections, storytellers, and independent researchers. Its content and organization correspond to the ways educators integrate folklore within literacy and wider learning objectives for language arts and cultural studies at the secondary level. This well-rounded resource connects United States folk forms with their cultural origin, historical context, and social function. Appendixes include a bibliography, a category index, and a discussion of starting points for researching American folklore. References and bibliographic material throughout the text highlight recently published and commonly available materials for further study. Coverage includes: Folk heroes and legendary figures, including Paul Bunyan and Yankee Doodle Fables, fairy tales, and myths often featured in American folklore, including "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Princess and the Pea" American authors who have added to or modified folklore traditions, including Washington Irving Historical events that gave rise to folklore, including the civil rights movement and the Revolutionary War Terms in folklore studies, such as fieldwork and the folklife movement Holidays and observances, such as Christmas and Kwanzaa Topics related to folklore in everyday life, such as sports folklore and courtship/dating folklore Folklore related to cultural groups, such as Appalachian folklore and African-American folklore and more.

Author : Irving Howe
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Total Pages : 630 pages
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Download or read book A Treasury of Yiddish Stories written by Irving Howe and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Sullivan
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Total Pages : 200 pages
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Download or read book American Folk written by Charles Sullivan and published by . This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill to Pocahontas, each of the 60 stories in this collection is filled with adventure, unforgettable characters, and vivid landscapes. 150 full-color illustrations.

Author : Norm Cohen
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252068812
Total Pages : 774 pages
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Download or read book Long Steel Rail written by Norm Cohen and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impeccable scholarship and lavish illustration mark this landmark study of American railroad folksong. Norm Cohen provides a sweeping discussion of the human aspects of railroad history, railroad folklore, and the evolution of the American folksong. The heart of the book is a detailed analysis of eighty-five songs, from "John Henry" and "The Wabash Cannonball" to "Hell-Bound Train" and "Casey Jones," with their music, sources, history, and variations, and discographies. A substantial new introduction updates this edition.