LEADER 03114nam 2200589 450 001 9910810104003321 005 20230422045332.0 010 $a1-280-52966-0 010 $a9786610529667 010 $a0-19-972895-X 010 $a1-4294-0374-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000465719 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000207720 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11188721 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207720 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10238710 035 $a(PQKB)11467210 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5746801 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4964059 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4964059 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL52966 035 $a(OCoLC)1027152854 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000465719 100 $a20190715h20001999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMyths, legends, and folktales of America $ean anthology /$fDavid Leeming and Jake Page 210 1$aNew York, New York :$cOxford University Press,$d2000. 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 221 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-19-511784-0 330 $aThis marvellous 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. 606 $aTales$zUnited States 606 $aFolklore$zUnited States 606 $aEthnic folklore$zUnited States 615 0$aTales 615 0$aFolklore 615 0$aEthnic folklore 676 $a398.20973 700 $aLeeming$b David Adams$f1937-$0163262 702 $aPage$b Jake 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810104003321 996 $aMyths, legends, and folktales of America$94056569 997 $aUNINA