A treasury of western folklore
- Title
- A treasury of western folklore / edited by Benjamin Albert, foreword by Bernard DeVoto.
- Published by
- New York, Crown Publishers [1951]
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- Description
- 806 pages illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- Folk tales and song lyrics of the Old West of the United States. Divided into parts: The Western brand, "Fresh Deal All Aroun", Queer Country, Westward Journey, Taming the West, "Law and Order, Ltd.", The Changing West, Western Story-Tellers, Western Songs and Ballads.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Folklore
- Folklore.
- Contents
- Western brand: As big as all outdoors -- "Fresh deal all round" -- West begins: Queer country -- Westward journey -- Taming the west: Red men and white -- "Law and order, Ltd." -- Changing west: Miners -- Cowboys -- Herders -- Settlers -- Timber -- Oil -- Last wests -- Western story-tellers: Tall tales and yarns -- Folk tales and legends -- Western songs and ballads: Around Cape Horn -- Miners -- Indians and pioneers -- Mormons -- Cowboys -- Loggers and work stiffs -- Bad men -- Disaster songs -- "When they go to courting" -- "They danced and they played."
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.