Life Treasury of American Folklore, The

Book

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Life Treasury of American Folklore, The

Entry/Object ID

L9999.999.1083

Description

The Life Treasury of American Folklore is a comprehensive collection of old-timers' memories, ballads, exaggerations, tales of heroes, etc., etc. Some are by famous authors like Mark Twain and Washington Irving while others have been handed down. Included is a "unique Glossary and Index with more than 500 entries for the principal persons, places and events of American folklore. Some of the categories from the contents are: The Explorers The Indians; The Colonists; Backwoodsmen and Borderers; Westerners; and Wit, Wisdom and Whoppers. Beautifully illustrated. 348/Hardbound/Illustrations

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Art, Literature

Search Terms

American Folklore, Mark Twain, Washington Irving, Tall Tales, Discovery and Exploration, Native Americans, Viking tales, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, North American--United States, 17th & 18th Century, 19th Century, Cultural, Folklore

Book Details

Author

Editors of Life

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1961

Call No.

GenHist ED

LCCN

61-17487

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good