| Description |
806 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Western brand: As big as all outdoors -- "Fresh deal all round" -- West begins: Queer country -- Westward journey -- Taming the west: Red men and white -- "Law and order, Ltd." -- Changing west: Miners -- Cowboys -- Herders -- Settlers -- Timber -- Oil -- Last wests -- Western story-tellers: Tall tales and yarns -- Folk tales and legends -- Western songs and ballads: Around Cape Horn -- Miners -- Indians and pioneers -- Mormons -- Cowboys -- Loggers and work stiffs -- Bad men -- Disaster songs -- "When they go to courting" -- "They danced and they played." |
| Summary |
Folk tales and song lyrics of the Old West of the United States. Divided into parts: The Western brand, "Fresh Deal All Aroun", Queer Country, Westward Journey, Taming the West, "Law and Order, Ltd.", The Changing West, Western Story-Tellers, Western Songs and Ballads. |
| Subject |
Folklore -- West (U.S.)
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Folklore. |
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West United States. |
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Quelle. |
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Volkskultur. |
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USA -- Weststaaten. |
| Added Author |
Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Botkin, Benjamin Albert, 1901- Treasury of western folklore. New York, Crown Publishers [1951] (OCoLC)578164512 |
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