Myths Legends and Folktales of America : An Anthology

An Anthology

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Native American Studies, Folklore & Mythology, Fiction & Literature
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Author: David Leeming;Jake Page ISBN: 9780199840267
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: January 28, 1999
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: David Leeming;Jake Page
ISBN: 9780199840267
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: January 28, 1999
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English

This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants to the tall tales of the Western frontier to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope embracing Big Foot and Windigo Hiawatha and Uncle Sam Paul Revere and Billy the Kid and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section on dogmas and icons for instance Leeming and Page discuss the American melting pot the notion of manifest destiny and the imposing historical and literary figure of Henry Adams. And under Heroes and Heroines they have assembled everyone from "Honest Abe" Lincoln and George "I Cannot Tell a Lie" Washington to Bessie Smith Billie Holiday and Martin Luther King Jr. For every myth or hero rendered here the editors include an informative yet readable excerpt often the definitive account of the story in question. Taken as a whole Myths Legends and Folktales of America reveals how waves of immigrants encountering this strange land for the first time adapted their religions beliefs and folklore to help make sense of a new and astounding place. Covering Johnny Appleseed and Stagolee as well as Paul Bunyan and Moby Dick this wonderful anthology illuminates our nation's myth-making enriching our idea of what it means to be American.

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This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States--from the creation stories of the first inhabitants to the tall tales of the Western frontier to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope embracing Big Foot and Windigo Hiawatha and Uncle Sam Paul Revere and Billy the Kid and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section on dogmas and icons for instance Leeming and Page discuss the American melting pot the notion of manifest destiny and the imposing historical and literary figure of Henry Adams. And under Heroes and Heroines they have assembled everyone from "Honest Abe" Lincoln and George "I Cannot Tell a Lie" Washington to Bessie Smith Billie Holiday and Martin Luther King Jr. For every myth or hero rendered here the editors include an informative yet readable excerpt often the definitive account of the story in question. Taken as a whole Myths Legends and Folktales of America reveals how waves of immigrants encountering this strange land for the first time adapted their religions beliefs and folklore to help make sense of a new and astounding place. Covering Johnny Appleseed and Stagolee as well as Paul Bunyan and Moby Dick this wonderful anthology illuminates our nation's myth-making enriching our idea of what it means to be American.

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