American folklore /
Dorson, Richard M.
American folklore / by Richard M. Dorson. - Chicago, Ill. : The University of Chicago Pres, 1959. - ix, 328 p.
Cont.: Colonial folklore--The rise of native folk humor--Regional folk cultures. With hard-and supercover
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A survey of the entire field of America folklore-folkways jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, and legendary heroes-from the era of colonization to the present age of mass culture.
0226158594
Folklore, American
United States--Social life and customs
American folklore / by Richard M. Dorson. - Chicago, Ill. : The University of Chicago Pres, 1959. - ix, 328 p.
Cont.: Colonial folklore--The rise of native folk humor--Regional folk cultures. With hard-and supercover
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A survey of the entire field of America folklore-folkways jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, and legendary heroes-from the era of colonization to the present age of mass culture.
0226158594
Folklore, American
United States--Social life and customs