American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] : An Encyclopedia of American Folklore [3 volumes] /: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore [3 volumes]. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher R. Fee, Jeffrey B. Webb.
• Editors: Fee, Christopher R; Webb, Jeffrey B
• Contents: Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Guide to Related Topics, Chronology, Volume 1Academe, Legends ofAfghan American Folklore and FolktalesAIDS Harry and AIDS MaryAIDS-Origins TraditionsAlamoAlgon and the Sky GirlAlien Abduction Stories and UFOsDocument: Charles Hoy Fort, New Lands (1923)Allen, Ethan (1738–1789)Alligators in the SewersAmerica as the New IsraelDocument: Uriah Smith, The Marvel of Nations (1887)American Cinderella TalesAmerican Folklore Society (AFS)Amityville HauntingsDocument: Pliny the Younger, an Ancient Haunted House Story (ca. 100 CE)Anansi/AnancyAnimal BrideAnimal TalesAnnie ChristmasApotamkinAppleseed, Johnny (1774–1845)Document: W. D. Haley, "Johnny Appleseed: A Pioneer Hero" (1871)Area 51Arrow BoyAshpetAtlantisDocument: Ignatius Donnelly, Atlantis: The Antediluvian World (1882)Attucks, Crispus (1723–1770)Aunty Greenleaf and the White DeerAxehandle HoundAzebanBabe the Blue OxBabes in the WoodsBaby TrainBadger and the BearBadmanBalladBall-Tailed CatBanana, Coconut, and TwinkieBarbara AllenBarker, Ma (1873–1935)Document: Selection from FBI Report on Ma Barker (1936)Barton, Clara (1821–1912)Bass, Sam (1851–1878)Document: Charles J. Finger, "The Song of Sam Bass" (1927)BatmanBaykokBeal, Barnabas Coffin "Tall Barney" (1835–1899)Bear Man of the CherokeeBeauty and the Beast FolkloreBell WitchBellamy, Samuel "Black Sam" (1689–1717)Bermuda TriangleDocument: Disappearance of the USS Cyclops in the Bermuda Triangle (1918)Betsey and the Mole SkinBettelheim, Bruno (1903–1990)Big Bear of ArkansasBig Water Snake of the BlackfootBigfoot or SasquatchDocument: Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter (1892)BilderbergersDocument: Speech at the Anti-Masonic State Convention of Massachusetts (1829)Birth of Good and Evil, an Iroquois MythBlack AggieBlack DogDocument: C. A. Fraser, "Scottish Myths from Ontario" (1893)Black Elk (1863–1950)Blessing WayBloody Mary or I Believe in Mary WorthBlue Hen's ChicksBlue NunBlue Rocks FolkloreBlues as FolkloreBoarhog for a HusbandBok Kai Temple, Folktale, and ParadeBokwewaBoles, Charles E. "Black Bart" (1829–1888)Bonney, William "Billy the Kid" (1859–1881)Bonnie and ClydeBoo HagBoogie ManBoone, Daniel (1734–1820)Borden, Lizzie (1860–1927)Bowleg BillBraucher Stories (Pennsylvania Dutch)Document: John George Hohman, Powwows; or, Long Lost Friend (1820)Brer RabbitDocument: Joel Chandler Harris, "Old Mr. Rabbit, He's a Good Fisherman" (1880)Bridger, Jim (1804–1881)Document: Selection from John G. Neihardt, The Song of Hugh Glass (1921)Brothers Who Followed the Sun, an Iroquois LegendBrown, John (1800–1859)Document: John Brown's Last Speech (1859)Brown, Margaret Molly Tobin (1867–1932)Bunch of Laurel Blooms for a PresentBuried AliveDocument: Buried Alive Accounts in the New York Times (1884–1886)Cactus CatA Calabash of PoiCalamity Jane (1852–1903)Callin' the DogCampbell, Joseph (1904–1987)Cancer MythsCante FablesCapone, Alphonse "Scarface" (1899–1947)Captain Alfred Bulltop StormalongDocument: Frank Shay, "Old Stormalong, the Deep-Water Sailorman" (1930)Cardiff GiantCarson, Kit (1809–1868)Cash-Landrum UFO Encounter (1980)Casos, Historias, and TallasCetanChamorro Sirena, a Guamanian American TaleChampChanoyuChariots of the GodsCharlie Chan and Fu ManchuCheonyeo Gwisin, a Korean American LegendCherokee RoseChessieDocument: C. R. Hervey, "When the Sea Serpent Came" (1906)Chief Joseph (1840–1904)Document: "Chief Joseph, a Notable Figure in Washington" (1900)Chinatown Ghost StoriesChinese American Mythological and Legendary DeitiesChipmunk and Bear, an Iroquois LegendChristmas GiftChristmas TreeDocument: Kriss Kringle's Christmas Tree (1847)ChupacabraCibola or Cities of GoldDocument: Sir Walter Raleigh on El Dorado (1596)The Circle of Life and the ClambakeCody, William F. "Buffalo Bill" (1846–1917)Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506)Document: Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus (1492)Connecticut YankeeDocument: Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889)Conspiracy TheoriesCorn HeroCorn MotherDocument: Black Hawk on the Origins of Corn (1833)Cortez, Gregorio (1875–1916)Country Music as FolkloreCoyote TalesCrazy Horse (ca. 1840–1877)Document: Battle of the Little Bighorn and Crazy Horse (1876)Creation Myth of the TewaCreation Stories of the Native AmericansCrichton LeprechaunCrockett, Davy (1786–1836)Document: A Collection of Political Speeches Attributed to Davy Crockett (1837, 1840, 1873)Crop CirclesCulture Heroes of the Native AmericansCursing of Colonel BuckCuster, George Armstrong (1839–1876)Document: Custer's Last Stand in the New York Times (1876)Daddy Jack StoriesDance in a Buffalo SkullDancing with the DevilDC ComicsDeath CoachDeath WaltzDeer WomanDeGrow, Moll (fl. early nineteenth century)Document: C. G. Hine, "Old Moll DeGrow" (1909)Demon CatDemonic PossessionDevil on Washington RockDevil's HornDillinger, John (1903–1934)Donner Party (1846–1847)Document: Selection from Francis Parkman Jr., The Oregon Trail (1849)Drought BusterDungarvon WhooperDwayyoEarhart, Amelia (1897–1937)Document: Amelia Earhart, Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936)Easter BunnyEaster EggsDocument: Clarissa Downs, "Lottie Champney's Easter Party" (1890)Edison, Thomas (1847–1931)El MuertoEllis Island (New York)Elvis (1935–1977)European SourcesEvil EyeDocument: Warding Off the Evil Eye (1912)ExorcismExpress Train to HellFa Mu Lan, or MulanFairyloreFakeloreFarmer's DaughterFearsome CrittersFebold FeboldsonFilipino American Folklore and FolktalesFink, Mike (ca. 1770–1823)Fish(ing) TalesDocument: John Smith's Mermaid (1849)Fisher, Miles Mark (1899–1970)Floyd, Charles "Pretty Boy" (1904–1934)Flying AfricansFolk MedicineDocument: Lydia M. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (1841)Folklore and FolktalesDocument: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, "Rumpelstiltskin" (1812)Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821–1877)Document: Nathan Bedford Forrest on the KKK (1868)Fortune Cookie, Origins ofFounding MythsFountain of YouthDocument: Ponce de León's Search for the Fountain of Youth (1513)Frankie and Albert/JohnnyFrog KingFur-bearing TroutDocument: James Herbert Hicken, "The Fur-Bearing Trout" (1929)VOLUME 2Gaasyendietha, or Seneca DragonGame Songs and RhymesGaspar, José (1757–1821)Geronimo (1829–1909)Gitchi Odjig, a Chippewa HeroGlooskap, an Abenaki HeroGoatman (Maryland Monster)Gonzales, Ambrose E. (1857–1926)Document: Ambrose E. Gonzales, The Black Border: Gullah Stories of the Carolina Coast (1922)Good Luck CharmsGore Orphanage LegendGreat Gourd from Heaven, a Laotian American MythGreat HareGreat SpiritDocument: Tecumseh's Speech to the Osages (1811)GremlinsGroundhog DayGuandiGunfight at the O.K. Corral (Tombstone, Arizona) (1881)Document: Wyatt Earp's Testimony on the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1881)Gurbani KirtanHairy WomanHalloween LegendsHardy HardheadHarris, George Washington (1814–1869)Document: George Washington Harris, Sut Lovingood (1867)Haunted HousesDocument: Legend of the Haunted House of Hartford, Kentucky (1911)Hazard, Thomas Robinson (1797–1886)Headless HorsemanDocument: Washington Irving, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820)Henry, Patrick (1736–1799)Document: Patrick Henry, "Give Me Liberty" (1775)Herskovits, Melville Jean (1895–1963)Hickok, James Butler "Wild Bill" (1837–1876)HidebehindHoe Handle, Snake, and BarnThe HookHoop SnakeHopkinsville GoblinsHorned SerpentHornigold, Benjamin (1680–1719)How the Bat and Flying Squirrel Got Their WingsHuck FinnDocument: Selections from Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)Hudson, Henry (ca. 1565–1611)Hudson River MonsterHughes, Langston (1902–1967)Hurston, Zora Neale (1891–1960)Ibo LandingIgopogoIktomiInternet HoaxesDocument: Famous Nigerian 419 Email Scam (1980s)Irving, Washington (1783–1859)Document: Washington Irving, "Rip Van Winkle" (1819)Jack TalesJackalopeJackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall" (1824–1863)James, Jesse (1847–1882)Document: Death of Jesse James in the News (1882)Jataka TalesDocument: Two Jataka Tales (1912)Jersey DevilDocument: Jersey Devil (Since Eighteenth Century)JinnDocument: Selections from the Autobiography of Omar ibn Said (1831)Joe MagaracDocument: Selections from Owen Francis, "The Saga of Joe Magarac: Steelman" (1931)John HenryJohn the Conqueror (High John the Conqueror)Document: Interview with a Voodoo Practitioner (1936)Joint SnakeJones, Casey (1863–1900)Jones, John Paul (1747–1792)Jumbo RileyJumping the BroomJuneteenthKachinasKate Shelley Saves the TrainKaundinya and SomaKelly, Joseph "Bunko" (dates unknown)Kennedy, John F., Assassination of (1963)Document: Warren Commission Report (1964)Key, Francis Scott (1779–1843)Kidd, Captain William (1645–1701)The Kidney HeistKiller in the BackseatKiller-of-EnemiesKilroyThe Kind HawkKirby, Jack (1917–1994)KushtakaLa LechuzaLa Llorona or Weeping WomanLa Mala HoraLa MalincheLafitte, Jean (1776–1823)LaLaurie HouseDocument: New Orleans Bee on the Fire at LaLaurie House (1834)Lee, Stan (1922–)Legend of the PineappleLegend TrippingDocument: Visitor's Guide to Salem (1894)LegendsLennon, John, Shooting of (1980)Leonard Crow Dog (1942–)Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)Document: Journal of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1806)The Licked HandLincoln Funeral Train (1865)Lincoln, Abraham, as Folk HeroDocument: Horatio Alger, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, The Backwoods Boy: Or, How a Young Rail-Splitter Became President (1883)Lincoln, Abraham, Assassination of (1865)Lithobolia, or Stone-Throwing DevilLomax, Alan (1915–2002)Lost Tribes of IsraelDocument: Barbara A. Simon, The Ten Tribes of Israel (1836)Lover's LeapsDocument: Charles M. Skinner, "Storied Cliffs and Lovers' Leaps" (1903)Lozen (ca. 1840–ca. 1887)LullabyLumberjack TalesMalakas at Maganda, a Filipino American Creation MythMalin KundangManstin the RabbitMarvel ComicsMary's FlowersMcCartney, Paul, Alleged Death ofMcPike MansionMelon HeadsMickey MouseMicrowaved PetMilky Way, a Cherokee LegendMinst
• Publisher Details: New York : ABC-CLIO
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (1272 pages)
• Subjects: Social Science -- Folklore & Mythology; History -- United States -- General; Folklore, myths & legends
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216046547
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