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American Negro Folktales
(Paperback, First Edition, First ed.)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
American Negro Folktales
Contributors:
By (Author) Richard Dorson
Publisher:
Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:
Dover Publications Inc.
Publication Date:
28th August 2015
Edition:
First Edition, First ed.
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Ethnic studies
Dewey:
398.208996073
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
400
Dimensions:
Width 20mm, Height 216mm, Spine 141mm
Weight:
466g
Description
A preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African-American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected by the author during the mid-20th century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, saints, and tall tales.
Author Bio
Richard Mercer Dorson (1916-81) was an American folklorist, author, professor, and Director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University.
