A distinguished scholar and writer who, in the words of H. L. Mencken, "put the study of American English on its legs," Louise Pound was always intensely interested in the folklore of her home state. Nebraska Folklore, first published in 1959, the year after her death, collects her best work in that rich vein. Included are cave legends, snake superstitions, weather lore, tales of strong men who rival Paul Bunyan, stories of Indian lovers' leaps, hoaxes of a petrified man and a land-locked sea monster, and the legends of Weeping Water and Lincoln Salt Basin. A section on old Nebraska folk customs provides a wealth of information about holiday observances, literary and debating societies, political rallies, spelling contests, and various social traditions. Going beyond Nebraska, the book ends with studies of the origins of American cowboy and folk songs and of the use of dialect in folklore. Its wit and honesty will appeal to readers everywhere.
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Louise Pound (1872-1958) was a distinguished literary scholar, folklorist, and professor of English at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for more than fifty years.
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Joe Bowers, Nebraska City, Paul Bunyan, United States, New York, John Brown, Olof Bergstrom, State Historical Society, Mari Sandoz, Antoine Barada, University of Nebraska, Old Put, Michael Barada, Old World, Olaf Bergstrom, Pike County, Moses Stocking, North American Indians, Old Jules, Richardson County, Fourth of July, Miss Sandoz, Professor Gummere, South Dakota, Union Pacific New!
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Joe Bowers, Nebraska City, Paul Bunyan, United States, New York, John Brown, Olof Bergstrom, State Historical Society, Mari Sandoz, Antoine Barada, University of Nebraska, Old Put, Michael Barada, Old World, Olaf Bergstrom, Pike County, Moses Stocking, North American Indians, Old Jules, Richardson County, Fourth of July, Miss Sandoz, Professor Gummere, South Dakota, Union Pacific New!
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- Old Jules: 50th Anniversary Edition (Bison Book) by Mari Sandoz on 6 pages
- Nebraska Place-Names (New Edition) by Lilian L. Fitzpatrick on 4 pages
- The Pawnee Mythology (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature) by George A. Dorsey on page 4, page 5, and page 6
- Tales of the North American Indians (Native American) by Stith Thompson on page 62, page 83, and page 226
- Paul Bunyan (Walt Disney's American Classics) on page 127, page 128, and page 129
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- Work Songs by Ted Gioia on page 178, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Nebraska (Second edition): A Guide to the Cornhusker State by Federal Writers' Project on page 143, and Back Matter
- American Folklore Studies: An Intellectual History by Simon J. Bronner in Back Matter
- Texas Folklore Society, 1909-1943: Volume I (Publication of the Texas Folklore Society) by Francis Edward Abernethy on page 86
- Groundhog Day by Don Yoder in Back Matter
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