A Treasury of Southern Folklore

A Treasury of Southern Folklore: Stories, Ballads, Traditions, and Folkways of the People of the South, 1949, edited by B.A. Botkin, is a book I chose because I wanted some Southern folktales. It doesn't have as much of the folk tales as I wanted, but has a lot of information on folkways, traditions, Confederate lifestyles, legends, songs... The editor was a renowned folklorist.

It includes liberal use of the "n" word, which leaves me in some difficulty as to what to do with the book. I don't want to keep it. I think I'll donate it to the public library.

Contents:

Part One: With a Southern Accent

I. Southern Loyalties
pages 2-30

II. Local Pride and Prejudice
pages 31-56

III. Caste and Class
pages 57-92

IV. Brethren and Sistern
pages 93-113

V. Irrepressible Cussedness
Pages 114-145

Part Two: Southern Saga

I. On the Side of the Angels
pages 146-188

II. Buccaneers, Bandits, and Bullies
pages 189-249

III. The People's Choice
pages 250-305

IV. Memorabilia
pages 306-417

Part Three: Southern Story-Tellers

I. Yarns and Tall Tales

Stretching Facts
pages 421-444

Swapping Lies
pages 445-467

II. Folk Tales

Fables and Myths
pages 472-489

Place Legends
pages 493-502

Animal and Nursery Tales
pages 503-526

Ghost, Witch, and Devil Tales
pages 527-549

Part Four: Southern Folkways

I. Pleasures of the Palate
pages 550-581

II. Southern Lights and Shadows

Peculiar Ways
pages 585-593

Private Justice
pages 594-605

Sports, Pastimes, and Festivals
pages 606-625

Ways That Are Dark
pages 626-643

III. Rhythms, Rituals, and Folk-Say
pages 644-699

Part Five: The Singing South

Lullabies and Game Songs
pages 704-707

Dance, Instrumental, and Ministrel Songs
pages 708-712

Songs of the Confederacy
pages 73-716

British Songs and Ballads
pages 717-722

Topical Songs and Ballads
pages 723-733

Mountain Songs and Ballads
pages 734-741

Negro Work Songs and Ballads
pages 742-753

Religious Songs
pages 754-762

Kirkus Reviews says, "For the richness of the sources of Southern legend, tall tales, stories, ballads and characters is in itself a legend, and Mr. Botkin has brought his scholarship, his sense of values to his monumental task."

I read this as part of the Once Upon a Time Challenge.