Cut from the same cloth
Subtitle: American women of myth, legend, and tall tale
By: collected and told by Robert D. San Souci ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney ; introduction by Jane Yolen
Contributors: Yolen, Jane; Pinkney, J. Brian, ill
Publisher: Philomel Books
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780399219870
Subjects: Tall tales; Tales; Folklore; Women
Description: A collection of twenty stories about legendary American women, drawing from folktales, popular stories, and ballads.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-140).
Table of contents: title: Women of the Northeast: The star maiden; title: Bess Call; title: Drop Star; title: Women of the South: Molly Cottontail; title: Annie Christmas; title: Susanna and Simon; title: Women of the Midwest: Sal Fink; title: Sweet Betsey from Pike; title: Old Sally Cato; title: Women of the Southwest: Pale-faced lightning; title: Pohaha; title: Sister fox and brother coyote; title: Women of the West: Hekeke; title: Otoonah; title: Hiiaka.