Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore

The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore is a comprehensive and highly readable encyclopedic dictionary perfect for students and anyone who wishes to explore our country's immensely varied folk traditions. In its pages are the characters-fictional and otherwise-who have become figures of folklore, as well as concepts and legends that are woven into America's consciousness. From the Alamo, alien abductions, and Gene Autry to Bigfoot, the Blues, and Buffalo Bill, to Yankee Doodle, Yiddishisms, and Zydeco, it's all here.Axelrod, Alan is the author of 'Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore' with ISBN 9780141002408 and ISBN 0141002409.