03509nam 2200661Ia 450 991081613700332120240418034434.01-4571-8407-90-87421-894-2(CKB)3170000000060678(EBL)1324571(SSID)ssj0000950809(PQKBManifestationID)11577453(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950809(PQKBWorkID)10883857(PQKB)11470902(OCoLC)867739714(MdBmJHUP)muse25019(Au-PeEL)EBL3442912(CaPaEBR)ebr10740626(CaONFJC)MIL507272(OCoLC)857059730(Au-PeEL)EBL1324571(CaPaEBR)ebr11217598(MiAaPQ)EBC3442912(MiAaPQ)EBC1324571(EXLCZ)99317000000006067820130627d2013 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStories of our lives memory, history, narrative /Frank de Caro1st ed.Logan Utah State University Press20131 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87421-893-4 Contents; Acknowledgments; Be Sure to Read This First: A Preface; 1. The Golden-Haired Maiden; 2. 7002 Ridge; 3. Foreigners Arrive; 4. The Lake; 5. Beyond 7002; 6. Becoming the East Village; 7. Tinkly Temple Bells; 8. Life in a Cornfield; 9. Mexico; 10. Long Ago and Far Away: Another Passage to India; 11. Katrina: We Leave, We Return, Stories Abound; Contexts and Meanings: A Brief Afterword; About the Author"In Stories of Our Lives Frank de Caro demonstrates the value of personal narratives in enlightening our lives and our world. We all live with legends, family sagas, and anecdotes that shape our selves and give meaning to our recollections. Featuring an array of colorful stories from de Caro's personal life and years of field research as a folklorist, the book is part memoir and part exploration of how the stories we tell, listen to, and learn play an integral role in shaping our sense of self. De Caro's narrative includes stories within the story: among them a near-mythic capture of his golden-haired grandmother by Plains Indians, a quintessential Italian rags-to-riches grandfather, and his own experiences growing up in culturally rich 1950's New York City, living in India amid the fading glories of a former princely state, conducting field research on Day of the Dead altars in Mexico, and coming home to a battered New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Stories of Our Lives shows that our lives are interesting, and that the stories we tell--however particular to our own circumstances or trivial they may seem to others--reveal something about ourselves, our societies, our cultures, and our larger human existence"--Provided by publisher.FolkloristsUnited StatesBiographyFolkloreUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial life and customsFolkloristsFolklore398.092B808.06692SOC011000bisacshDe Caro F. A.1943-2020.1071618MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816137003321Stories of our lives4127637UNINA