Outlaw Tales: Legends, Myths, and Folklore from America's Middle BorderRichard Young, Judy Dockrey Young august house, 1992 - 224 páginas Presents a collection of folklore, tall tales, and myths surrounding such characters as Belle Starr, Frank and Jesse James, and Wild Bill Hickok |
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... passed that truthful- ness no longer mattered — this was the stuff of legend ! Why another book on Western outlaws when there are literally hundreds on the market or in libraries ? Many of the books are now out of print and some are ...
... passed that truthful- ness no longer mattered — this was the stuff of legend ! Why another book on Western outlaws when there are literally hundreds on the market or in libraries ? Many of the books are now out of print and some are ...
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... passed to make it difficult to verify the details , forcing the listener or reader to rely on the credibility of the narrator . When legends are reduced to writing do they become a separate but unnamed genre- literary legend ...
... passed to make it difficult to verify the details , forcing the listener or reader to rely on the credibility of the narrator . When legends are reduced to writing do they become a separate but unnamed genre- literary legend ...
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... passed from one teller to a dozen listeners , who subsequently pass them to a dozen more listeners , etc. Also , except for the family folklore element in some of the stories , the tales func- tioned like chain letters in another way ...
... passed from one teller to a dozen listeners , who subsequently pass them to a dozen more listeners , etc. Also , except for the family folklore element in some of the stories , the tales func- tioned like chain letters in another way ...
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... passed by , each taking an arm . She was disarmed on each side [ of her two visible pistols ] . Under the drapery of a pannier overskirt was a six - shooter and concealed in the bosom of her dress were two derringer short pistols . She ...
... passed by , each taking an arm . She was disarmed on each side [ of her two visible pistols ] . Under the drapery of a pannier overskirt was a six - shooter and concealed in the bosom of her dress were two derringer short pistols . She ...
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... passed through about three tellers and the details had become blurred . Another source for legends about Belle is the simple act of exaggeration . The folks who tell outlaw stories are naturally liable to add details or exaggerate the ...
... passed through about three tellers and the details had become blurred . Another source for legends about Belle is the simple act of exaggeration . The folks who tell outlaw stories are naturally liable to add details or exaggerate the ...
Contenido
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21 | |
45 | |
Saloons and Spittoons | 53 |
Under the Black Flag | 85 |
They Were Buried in Boot Hill | 97 |
They Were Hanged by the Neck | 105 |
The Hanging Judge | 113 |
Jesse and Frank | 133 |
Villains Vigilantes and Villa | 141 |
Red and Yellow Black and White | 159 |
The HoleintheWall | 169 |
The End of the Outlaw Era | 179 |
Family Folklore and Descendants Tales | 185 |
They Speak for Themselves | 195 |
Notes | 205 |
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Outlaw Tales: Legends, Myths, and Folklore from America's Middle Border Richard Young,Judy Dockrey Young Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |
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