A distinguished scholar and writer who, in the words of H. L. Mencken, put the study of American English on its legs, Louise Pound (1872 1958) was always intensely interested in the folklore of her home state. Nebraska Folklore, first published in 1959, collects her best work in that rich vein.
Included are cave legends, snake superstitions, weather lore, tales of strong men who rival Paul Bunyan, stories of Indian lovers' leaps, hoaxes of a petrified man and a land-locked sea monster, and the legends of Weeping Water and Lincoln Salt Basin. A section on old Nebraska folk customs...
A distinguished scholar and writer who, in the words of H. L. Mencken, put the study of American English on its legs, Louise Pound (1872 1958) was alw...
