In this compelling 24-lecture audio series, you’ll meet figures such as Daniel Boone and John Henry, and learn the stories of characters such as Water Jar Boy and the Woodcutter and the Fairy. Join Christopher Fee, co-editor of An Encyclopedia of American Myth, Legend, and Folklore, for an entertaining and revealing look at our nation’s folkloric imagination. Often didactic and always fantastic, in one way or another these tales help us make sense of the world. Some tales offer embellished accounts of real historical figures, and in others, figures are invented to serve a cultural or commercial purpose. What can we learn about our culture from the stories we tell? Join master presenter Christopher Fee to learn what our heroes and monsters - both real and imagined - have to tell us about who we are as Americans.Īmerican folklore is as vibrant and diverse as Americans themselves.
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