Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America

Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9780195117844
ISBN-13 : 0195117840
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Book Synopsis Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America by : David Adams Leeming

Download or read book Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America written by David Adams Leeming and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a variety of myths, tales, and legends. Includes Native American tales about creation, goddesses, trickster gods, the Indian and the white man, as well as Hispanic American, Asian American, Anglo American, and African American stories. Features patriotic heroes, American loners, frontiersman, and tall tales, Western outlaws, lawmen, and cowboys, slave rebels, and Blues legends, among other topics.


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