A Treasury of American folklore
Subtitle: stories, ballads, and traditions of the people
By: edited by B.A. Botkin ; with a foreword by Carl Sandburg
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 932
Copyright date: 1944
Subjects: Folklore; Legends; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Notes: Includes music.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Heroes and boasters; title: 1. Backwoods boasters; title: 2. Pseudo bad men; title: 3. Killers; title: 4. Free lances; title: 5. Miracle men; title: 6. Patron saints : pt. 2. Boosters and knockers; title: 1. Tall talk; title: 2. The sky's the limit; title: 3. Local cracks and slams : pt. 3. Jesters; title: 1. Pranks and tricks; title: 2. Humorous anecdotes and jests : pt. 4. Liars; title: Yarns and tall tales; title: 2. From the liars' bench : pt. 5. Folk tales and legends; title: 1. Animal tales; title: 2. Nursery tales; title: 3. Witch tales; title: 4. Ghost tales; title: 5. Devil tales; title: 6. Queer tales : pt. 6. Songs and thymes; title: 1. Play rhymes and catch colloquies; title: 2. Singing and play-party games; title: 3. Ballads and songs.