Myths and Legends of Our Own Land
Author: Charles Montgomery Skinner
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 346
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles Montgomery Skinner
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 346
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles M. Skinner
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-05-28
Total Pages: 431
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The author of the book, Charles Skinner, considers that America lacks its own myths and legends that give so much charm to the picturesque chalets and ruins of Europe. Yet, he believes that this aspect of cultural life develops every day from the thousands of spoken stories. He aimed to collect these stories into a book to document the beginnings of American folklore.
Author: Charles Skinner
Publisher:
Published: 2016-09-18
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781537346304
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Charles M. Skinner wrote at approximately the time that the frontier closed. It was a time when the US was starting to enter the world stage, and was in the process of building a national, as well as a number of regional mythologies. In the process, many stories which were apocryphal or pure inventions were elevated to the status of folklore. Mixed into this collection are many stories which are from Native American sources.
Author: Charles M. Skinner
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-12-18
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 1627939431
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land" by Charles M Skinner is a compliation of myths, legends, and tales from US history.
Author: Charles Montgomery Skinner
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Published: 1969
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A collection of folktales from different regions of the United States.
Author: Charles Montgomery Skinner
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Published: 1969
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles M. Skinner
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1596051795
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It is unthinkingly said and often, that America is not old enough to have developed a legendary era... Yet the record of our country's progress is of deep import, and as time goes on the figures seen against the morning twilight of our -Charles M. Skinner, in the Preface Here in two concise volumes are the complete writings of folklorist Charles Skinner, originally published in nine books in 1896, and considered a primary source by generations of researchers and readers of American cultural history and literature. Volume 1 includes the supernatural and spooky stories of the Hudson Valley-including the "best known of American legends," that of Rip Van Winkle-and Manhattan Island, the Delaware region and New England. With such evocative titles as "F AUTHOR BIO: In addition to his extensive collections of folklore, CHARLES MONTGOMERY SKINNER (1852-1907) also authored Little Gardens: How to Beautify City Yards and Small Country Spaces (1904).
Author: Charles Montgomery Skinner
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 360
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Charles M. Skinner
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-03-28
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781544970349
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Myths and Legends of Our Own Land - Complete by Charles M. Skinner
Author: Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner
Publisher: Tredition Classics
Published: 2011-11
Total Pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9783842463721
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