{"product_id":"body-boots-and-britches-folktales-ballads-and-speech-from-country-new-york-paperback","title":"Body, Boots, and Britches: Folktales, Ballads and Speech from Country New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarold W. Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA superb blend of good story-telling and sound scholarship this book provides a fascinating record of what \"country New Yorkers\" have had to say and sing about themselves as they made their way through three centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll find stories and songs about pioneers,\" Injun fighters,\" canallers, outlaws, \"uncanny critters,\" lumberjacks, farmers lovers, murderers, and tricksters. You'll even be reminded that piracy and whaling are part of New York's many-faceted tradition. One chapter examines the origins of New York's strange place-names. Another is devoted to an engrossing account of New York's proverbs and folk wisdom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas F. O'Donnell\u003c\/b\u003e, professor of English at SUNY College at Brockport, has published numerous books and articles about the literature and folklore of his native upstate New York. Co-author with Harry F. Jackson of \u003ci\u003eBack Home in Oneida, \u003c\/i\u003eO'Donnell is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHarold Frederic's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eStories of York State \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAdriaen Van der Donck's A Description of the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Netherlands, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by Syracuse University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 546\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.39 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1979\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45889431896261,"sku":"9780815601609","price":29.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/MMw012iGAZ9780815601609.webp?v=1781328823","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/body-boots-and-britches-folktales-ballads-and-speech-from-country-new-york-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}