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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
61017487 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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DLC |
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| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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n-us--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
GR105 |
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.L5 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
398.2 |
| 130 0# - MAIN ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Uniform title |
Life (Chicago, Ill.) |
| 9 (RLIN) |
74761 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Life treasury of American folklore, |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
New York, |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Time, Inc., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1961. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
348 pages |
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color illustrations |
| Dimensions |
29 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"Originated with a series entitled 'The Folklore of America' which appeared intermittently in Life from August 31, 1959, to August 22, 1960." |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-345). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The explorers. Sea of darkness -- The Vikings and their traces -- The lost continent of Atlantis -- The islands of the Amazons -- St. Elmo's fire -- St. Brendan's Isles of the Blest -- The fountain of youth -- The search for the golden cities -- Coronado and the Indian guide -- Madoc -- Mermaids -- A map of myths of early America. |
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The Indians. Sky woman -- Evil-minded and good-minded -- The dance of the corn maidens -- Hiawatha -- Blood Clot boy -- Manabozho, the trickster -- The white buffalo -- Escape from the underworld -- Sedna and the Fulmar -- Island of the dead -- The singing river -- Raven's deed -- How fire came to the Earth -- The rocks of Bryce Canyon -- The twins' journey to the sun. |
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The colonists. Father Marquette and the Manitou -- Drop star -- The blacksmith of Brandywine -- The pirates and the Palatines -- Tom Quick, the Indian slayer -- Ichabod, Crook-Jaw, and the witch -- The monster of Leeds -- The pirate women -- Black Sam and the haunted treasure -- Evangeline -- The witch of Wellfleet -- The white doe -- The angel of Hadley. |
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Backwoodsmen and borderers. How Daniel Boone met his wife -- Johnny Appleseed -- Mike Fink, last keelboatman -- Corpse maker and calamity's child -- Brady's leap -- The tragedy of Potts' Hill -- Davy Crockett's boast. |
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Yankees, Yorkers, and their neighbors. Peter Rugg -- Thar she blows -- Joe Hamelin and the "loup-garou" [werewolf] -- The Gloucester sea serpent -- Block Island wreckers -- Esau and the gorbey -- Jumping Sam Patch -- Rip Van Winkle -- How Sam Hart beat the devil -- Yankee peddlers -- Big Mose, the Bowery boy -- "Mary Celeste" -- Manhattan hoax -- Old Stormalong and the octopus. |
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Southerners. The rebel belle -- Daddy mention -- The brave drummer boys -- The rattlesnake that played Dixie -- The lovers of Dismal Swamp -- John Henry -- Alas for Theodosia -- De witch woman -- Joe John and the carpenter -- Joe Baldwin's light -- It's a long time between drinks -- Gossamer wedding -- Blue Johnny and the pilot -- Bras coupe -- The army of the dead -- The Hatfields and the McCoys. |
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Westerners. The phantom train of Marshall Pass -- Jesse James and the widow -- Skeleton Cliff of Montana. -- Sam Bass, Texas Robin Hood -- Gretchen and the white stallion -- Black Bart, Bandit, and "Po8" [poet] -- The McCanles fight as Hickok told it -- Roy Bean, necktie justice -- Wise, wise burros -- Bigfoot Wallace and the hickory nuts -- Julia Bulette of Virginia City -- The miracle of the mail -- The hole in the back wall -- Sweet Betsy -- The Indians' secret -- Calamity Jane, the loud canary -- The ordeal of Hugh Glass -- How Kate Shelley saved the Express -- The death of Billy the Kid. |
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Modern folklore. The man in the middle -- Snake Magee's rotary boiler -- Silent Cal -- Frankie and Albert -- The Fabulous Wilson Mizner -- The telltale seaweed -- John McGraw's jinx killer -- The girl in the lavender dress -- The legend of Lizzie Borden -- The trail of the white cat -- Room for one more -- Joe Magarac, the man of steel -- Casey Jones -- The ghosts in the White House -- Murgatroyd, the kluge maker. |
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Wit, wisdom, and whoppers. Lorenzo Dow raises the devil -- The talking turtle -- Blood stoppers -- The swapper -- Pecos Bill and the mountain lion -- High winds and funny weather -- "That's once" -- Fables of animals and friends -- Ole Sis Goose -- The doodang -- Dry farming -- A little piece of thread -- The sissy from Anaconda -- Paul Bunyan -- Febold Feboldson -- How hoop snakes can sting -- Frozen people -- Snipe hunters -- Fur-bearing trout -- Slappy Hooper -- Jim Bridger overcomes gravity -- The Seabees -- Yarns, tall tales, and practical jokes -- A regional guide to American folklore. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
A collection of more than 150 stories, legends, and sayings, and is designed to be a book of reference, with a glossary of people, places, and events in American folklore. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE |
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| Additional physical form available note |
Also issued online. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Tales |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Contes |
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�Etats-Unis. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Tales. |
| Source of heading or term |
fast |
| 651 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
United States. |
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fast |
| 9 (RLIN) |
74764 |
| 776 08 - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM ENTRY |
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| Display text |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
Life (Chicago, Ill.). |
| Title |
Life treasury of American folklore. |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
New York, Time, Inc., 1961 |
| Record control number |
(OCoLC)579028671 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
NF |