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Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk TalesGumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk TalesGumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk TalesGumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales

Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales

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BookGumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
PublisherBonanza Books
Compiled byLyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer, Robert Tallant
IllustratorCaroline Durieux, Roland Duvernet
Copyright HolderLouisiana Library Commission
Published in/by Arrangement withHoughton Mifflin Company
Preface byLyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer, Robert Tallant
Cover ArtistIris Kleinman
Cover/Jacket Design byIris Kleinman
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
LocationNew York
Copyright1945
Pages / Font581 pages
Printer's Keya b c d e f g h
OtherB J H
Chapters1. Kings, Baby Dolls, Zulus, and Queens 2. Street Criers 3. The Irish Channel 4. Axeman's Jazz 5. Saint Joseph's Day 6. Saint Rosalia's Day 7. Nickel Gig, Nickel Saddle 8. The Creoles 9. The Cajuns 10. The Temple of Innocent Blood 11. The Plantations 12. The Slaves 13. Buried Treasure 14. Ghosts 15. Crazah and the Glory Road 16. Cemeteries 17. Riverfront Lore 18. Pailet Lane 19. Mother Shannon 20. The Sockserhause Gang 21. Songs 22. Chimney Sweeper's Holiday 23. A Good Man Is Hard to Find 24. Who Killa Da Chief? Appendixes: A. Superstitions B. Colloquialisms C. Customs Index
NotesMaterial gathered by Workers of the Works Progress Administration, Louisiana Writers' Project, and sponsored by The Louisiana State Library Commission
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