The scholarly yet human spirit in which Folklore from the Schoharie Hills New York is written, the years of affectionate labor which went into its preparation, and the elaborate notes and documentation entitle this book by Emelyn E. Gardner's to a prominent and permanent place among the treasuries of American folklore.
The scholarly yet human spirit in which Folklore from the Schoharie Hills New York is written, the years of affectionate labor which went into its pre...
This book presents old-time Michigan, its songs and their tunes, collected and edited by Emelyn E. Gardner, a folklorist of wide experience, the author of Folklore from the Schoharie Hills, with the aid of Geraldine Jencks Chickering. Michigan's early settlers, coming from the older eastern states, both north and south, with many from England, Scotland, and the British North American possessions, brought with them their songs, which they sang happily at work and play, handing them down from generation to generation, and often adapting centuries-old ballads to their new environment. Many...
This book presents old-time Michigan, its songs and their tunes, collected and edited by Emelyn E. Gardner, a folklorist of wide experience, the autho...
