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Gumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana
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Gumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana

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BookGumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
PublisherPelican Publishing Company
Compiled byLyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer, Robert Tallant
IllustratorCaroline Durieux, Roland Duvernet
Copyright HolderLouisiana Library Commission, Pelican Publishing Company
Preface byLyle Saxon, Edward Dreyer, Robert Tallant
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
This Edition Published1987
Copyright1945
Copyright1987
Pages / Font581 pages
Library of Congress Classification NumberGR110.L5G84 1987
Dewey Decimal Classification Number398.2'09763
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number86-30584
ISBN 100-88289-645-8
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 First paperback edition Manufactured in the United States of America The subtitle on the cover and back cover is "Folk Tales of Louisiana", and on the title page "A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales"
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