American folktales, myths, legends
By: edited by Leslie Conron
Publisher: Madison Park Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781615233250
Subjects: Tales; Folklore
Description: A short collection of myths and legends reprinted from other sources such as Charles M. Skinner's American Myths & Legends; Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett; Mark Twain's sketches, new and old; Mark Twain's the Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Unclie Remus and his friends; Ol' Paul, the mighty logger; Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle; Longfellow's the Song of Hiawatha; Moore's the Night before Christmas.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Climber of the Teton; title: Good bird spirit; title: Enchanted horse; title: Yosemite : large grizzly bear; title: Tu-tock-ah-nu-la and Tis-sa-ack; title: Drinking of Sweet Water; title: Swan of light; title: Song of Hiawatha : Hiawatha's childhood ; Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis; title: Indian mermaids and fairies; title: Rescue of Molly Finney; title: Travelled narrative; title: Rip Van Winkle; title: Long sleep; title: Gander's message; title: Golden tooth; title: Onandaga fairies; title: How the black horse was beaten; title: Tom Dunn's dance on Rag Rock; title: Grinning the bark off the tree; title: Vote for Mr. Crockett; title: Backwoods amusements; title: Challenge; title: How Bill Stout saved a mortgage; title: Notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County; title: Glorious Whitewasher; title: How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox; title: Where the Harrycane comes from; title: Paul Bunyan; title: Babe the mighty blue ox; title: Round River Drive; title: Saga of Pecos Bill; title: John Henry; title: Ballad of John Henry; title: Johnny Appleseed; title: Johnny Appleseed : a pioneer hero; title: Old Chisholm Trail; title: Cowboy's lament; title: Git along, little dogies; title: Gift form St. Nicholas; title: Visit from St. Nicholas.