The Cactus Sandwich and Other Tall Tales of the Southwest
Title | The Cactus Sandwich and Other Tall Tales of the Southwest PDF eBook |
Author | Don Dedera |
Publisher | Northland Publishing |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780873584067 |
Exageration, carried to the point of fantasy, is the theme of this volume of tall tales told by the best of the Southwest's prevaricators. Unique Arizona humor answers the questions how hot does it really get in the Southwest and just how do you make a cactus sandwich? Great comical illustrations accompany the outrageous tales.
Buffalo Cactus and Other New Stories from the Southwest
Title | Buffalo Cactus and Other New Stories from the Southwest PDF eBook |
Author | D. Seth Horton |
Publisher | University of New Mexico Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2018-03-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0826357555 |
Revealing the Southwest as home to some of the most entertaining writers in twenty-first century fiction, this collection features a wonderfully diverse array of authors, including Alberto Álvaro Ríos, Ron Carlson, José Skinner, Tacey M. Atsitty, and Kirstin Valdez Quade.
Tall Tales of the Southwest
Title | Tall Tales of the Southwest PDF eBook |
Author | Franklin J. Meine |
Publisher | |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | |
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The American West
Title | The American West PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1128 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | West (U.S.) |
ISBN |
Sitting at the Feet of the Past
Title | Sitting at the Feet of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Gary D. Schmidt |
Publisher | Praeger |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1992-09-15 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
Must a folktale be connected to its culture? Can a tale with universal applications be transmitted from one culture to another without loss? Does a teller from one culture have the ability--or even the right--to relate a tale from another culture? What happens to a tale when it leaves the oral and adult arenas and appears in print for children? Is it legitimate for a reteller to create variants to suit a child audience? Children's literature is today the major conduit for folklore, and professionals in the field must consider these questions. Editors Gary Schmidt and Donald Hettinga have brought together twenty-three writers of children's literature, illustrators, storytellers, and literary critics, who explore the issues and offer their experiences and views. The scope of the volume is the North American folktale, a rich amalgam of four major distinct traditions: the Native American folktale, the African American folktale, the retold Western European folktale, and the American tall tale. Each tradition is separately presented with an introductory survey and a selection of essays by the writers and critics. This focused collection will be valuable to scholars and professions in folklore, anthropology, American literature, and children's literature and useful also as a text in courses on children's literature and folklore.
The Journal of Arizona History
Title | The Journal of Arizona History PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Arizona |
ISBN |
Cowboy Folk Humor
Title | Cowboy Folk Humor PDF eBook |
Author | John O. West |
Publisher | August House Publishers |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
In the Old West, humor was an essential part of life, providing relief and fellowship among all the characters of the great cowpunching tradition. Cowboy Folk Humor is a collection of jokes, tales, and anecdotes about these people and their pranks and foibles, told in a manner as dry as the Western wind.