| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 514 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Contents |
Tales from a new Republic -- Puerto Rico : the oldest depository of American tales -- Tales from the Hispanic Southwest -- Isleño tales from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana -- Cape Verde tales from New England -- Louisiana Creole tales -- Cajun tales -- Tales from the Missouri French -- From Tidewater to Texas : the southern lowland tradition -- African American tales of the rural South and the urban North -- Tales from the coastal Gullah tradition -- The southern mountains I : from the Blue Ridge to the Ozarks -- The southern mountains II : The Hicks-Harmon Beech Mountain tradition -- German traditions in Pennsylvania -- The Irish-American tale tradition -- Tales from other communities, ethnic, regional, occupational, and familial -- European tales in Native American traditions -- Betty Carriveau Sherman and her father's tales |
| Summary |
For years many folklorists have denied the possibility of a truly American folk or fairy tale. They have argued that the tales found in the United States are watered-down derivatives of European fare. With this gathering, William Bernard McCarthy compiles evidence strongly to the contrary. Cinderella in America: A Book of Folk and Fairy Tales represents these tales as they have been told in the United States from Revolutionary days until the present. To capture this richness, tales are grouped in chapters that represent regional and ethnic groups, including Iberian, French, German, British, Ir |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-499) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Tales -- United States
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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FICTION -- Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology.
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Tales
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Volkserzählung
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Märchen
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Märchen -- USA -- Anthologie.
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Volkserzählung.
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Amerikanisch.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Folklore
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United States
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USA
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USA.
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McCarthy, William Bernard, 1939- compiler, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781604731613 |
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1604731613 |
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9786612485428 |
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6612485426 |
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