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American Negro Folktales
American Negro Folktales
Author: Richard M. Dorson
A preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African-American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected by the author during the mid-20th century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, saints, and tall tales.
ISBN-13: 9780486796802
ISBN-10: 0486796809
Publication Date: 7/15/2015
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Type: Paperback
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From animal and bird stories to protest narratives, from hoodoos and lying tales to preachers' sermons, and everywhere in between, fascinating reading.
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