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American Folklore: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)

Contains over 500 articles
Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. Download American Folklore: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography.
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*Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more
*Alphabetically arranged
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*Alphabetically arranged
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