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Measures 6-31/32" X 10", 336 pp, b w photos plus full color and b w illustrations, written by Richard Dorson, trade paperback published by Random House / Pantheon Books (NY). A really cool compendium, not only of various objects of American folklore, but also of legendary periods of American history, and of how Americans viewed themselves, from the Colonial period, right down to the early 1970s -- and chockfull of great illustrations and photographs! Contents: Foreword -- Identifying Folklore Introduction -- American Life -- Styles And Legends The Colonial Period -- The Religious Impulse Folklore Of The Religious Era Providences Witchcraft The Devil Judgments (Quaker View) The Early National Period -- The Democratic Impulse Folk Heroes Of The Democratic Era DAVY CROCKETT The Backwoodsman MIKE FINK The Keelboatman NEAL HORNBACK SAM PATCH The Mill Hand MOSE The Bowery B'hoy YANKEE JONATHAN The Countryman The Later National Period -- The Economic Impulse Folklore Of Economic Occupations Cowboys SAM BASS The Cowboy's Lament The Cowboy Code Lumberjacks Lumberjack Songs The Jam On Gerry's Rock The Lumberman's Alphabet Silver Jack Lumberjack Hero Tales Miners Coal-Mining Songs The Molly Maguires The Avondale Mine Disaster MUFF LAWLER, The Squealer Oil Drillers Tales Of GIB MIRGAN Oil-Money Legends Railroaders A Brave Engineer The Master Workman Versus The Businessman CASEY JONES -- The Union Scab The Contemporary Period -- The Humane Impulse Folklore Of The Youth Culture Druglore Cops And Dopers, Narcs And Heads Cops As Heads Paranoia OUSLEY -- King Of Acid Freakouts Druglore Local Legends Druglore Latrinalia Druglore Jokes Drug Games Coat-Hanger Chime Zilch Flaming Groovy Draft Dodgers Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packaging materials, labor fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!