A voice for the people
Subtitle: the life and work of Harold Courlander
By: Nina Jaffe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Courlander, Harold, 1908- -- Juvenile literature; Courlander, Harold, 1908-; Folklorists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Folklore; Folklore -- Caribbean Area; Folklore -- Africa; Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Folklore; Folklorists; Authors, American; African Americans -- Folklore; Folklore -- United States; Folklore -- Caribbean Area; Folklore -- Africa
Description: A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American traditions to the cultures of Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.
"Selected articles by Harold Courlander": p. 153-155.