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Robert Dolezal

Autore di American Folklore and Legend

23+ opere 1,875 membri 7 recensioni

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About The Author Robert J. Dolezal has more than 34 years of experience in every aspect of publishing. He was formerly publisher of Ortho Books and has authored several books, including Where the Birds Are for Reader's Digest. Dolezal has produced articles and photographs for publications such as mostra altro National Geographic and Time. He lives in California. mostra meno

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I certainly haven't had a formal education in American folklore, but simply growing up in America and attending school has exposed me to all manner of stories pertaining to this country. I was surprised by how many I recognized. A popular example is George Washington cutting down the cherry tree ("I cannot tell a lie"). But there were far more stories I'd never even heard of. This coffee table-sized book is hundreds of pages and is comprised dense text and photos so you can expect to find here pretty much EVERY story from American folklore.

I would supplement this book with another more recent book called Americanon: An Unexpected U.S. History in Thirteen Bestselling Books by Jess McHugh. Both volumes delve into how we, as Americans, see ourselves as compared to the stories we share. That whole notion of Americans being victims of their own overconfidence? That's rooted in our national identity. I would take it further and say all of the westward expansion from the founding to the present was the product of the restless explorer-wannabe seeking a better life elsewhere.

"Hardly anyone now alive can remember all the way back to the time when technology and the mass media had not yet begun to dominated our way of life."

The above quote appears near the end of the book, a book published in 1978, and I did a double-take appreciating how true it was then and how much more true that statement is today.
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Daniel.Estes | 2 altre recensioni | Nov 16, 2022 |
I found this at a thrift shop. The stories inside cover a wide range of topics and I think most people will find at least one that they'd say was interesting. My least favorite section was the last one, which mostly dealt with stories about various wars. I enjoyed the sections on inventions, fads & culture, and the inspirational stories in the "Rags to Riches" section.
 
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JenniferRobb | 1 altra recensione | Mar 25, 2020 |
This was the book in my childhood that kicked off my interest in folklore and mythology. I adore it and it has a wide array of lore included. It may not be a great book for in-depth information, but it's a good survey of American folklore.
 
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PJGraham | 2 altre recensioni | Apr 3, 2019 |
The geology, weather, and plants are pretty much the same, and most of the 22 "trips" for hiking or kayaking the waterways would be still there, but check locally for changes in the intervening years from re-routed highways, new additions to the park, and changes due to fires or floods. A loving narrative of the big trees, it remembers the indigenous peoples who lived there before the arrival of Europeans. This pioneering park incorporated both State and Federal lands in coordinated management, and led the way for similar designations elsewhere, notably in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, where state parks are inside the NRA boundary.… (altro)
 
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