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American folk tales and songs : and other examples of English-American tradition as preserved in the Appalachian Mountains and elsewhere in the United States
- Title
- American folk tales and songs : and other examples of English-American tradition as preserved in the Appalachian Mountains and elsewhere in the United States / compiled, with introduction and notes by Richard Chase.
- Author
- Chase, Richard, 1904-1988
- Publication
- New York : Dover Publications, c1971.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GR105.C38.1971 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 239, [17] p. : ill., music; 22 cm.
- Subject
- Note
- Includes unacc. melodies, in part with shape-note notation.
- "Drawings by Joshua Tolford. Music edited with the assistance of Raymond Kane McLain, Annabel Morris Buchanan, and John Powell. Guitar chord accompaniment by John E. Curtiss."-Front free e.p. verso.
- Reprint of the 1956 ed.
- Publisher's catalogue on p. [5-16] at end.
- Includes Jack tales and Tall tales. Songs include musical notation.
- From the Diana R. Tillson Collection, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Binding (note)
- Pub. blue glossy color-printed pictorial wrappers.
- Contents
- Ancient tales -- Five Jack tales -- Fool Irishman tales -- Tall tales -- Ballads -- Songs -- Hymns -- Songs to sing your children -- Songs as sung by Ora Canter -- Games and country dances -- Fiddle tunes -- Odds and ends.
- ISBN
- 0486226921
- LCCN
- 72140231 //r913
- OCLC
- ocm00159341
- SCSB-189245
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library