ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|102 pages
Heroes and Boasters
part Two|62 pages
Boosters and Knockers
part Three|55 pages
Jesters
part Four|38 pages
Liars
part Five|54 pages
Folk Tales and Legends
part Six|72 pages
Songs and Rhymes