02715nam 2200565 a 450 991045224690332120200520144314.01-282-48542-397866124854281-60473-161-3(CKB)1000000000484982(EBL)515626(OCoLC)220859828(SSID)ssj0000122266(PQKBManifestationID)11142133(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122266(PQKBWorkID)10123457(PQKB)10715910(MiAaPQ)EBC515626(Au-PeEL)EBL515626(CaPaEBR)ebr10218386(EXLCZ)99100000000048498220070125d2007 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCinderella in America[electronic resource] a book of folk and fairy tales /compiled and edited by William Bernard McCarthy1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippi20071 online resource (529 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57806-958-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-499) and indexes.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Yarns Older than Uncle Sam; PART I: THE EARLY RECORD; PART II: THE IBERIAN FOLKTALE IN THE UNITED STATES; PART III: FRENCH TRADITION IN THE OLD LOUISIANA TERRITORY; PART IV: THE BRITISH TRADITION OF THE SOUTH; PART V: OTHER PEOPLE, OTHER TALES; PART VI: A CASE STUDY; Appendix: Studying American Folktales; References; List of Credits; Tale Type Index; Motif Index; Index of Collectors; Index of StorytellersFor 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, IrTalesUnited StatesUnited StatesFolkloreElectronic books.Tales398.20973McCarthy William Bernard1939-993315MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452246903321Cinderella in America2274417UNINA