Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore the topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to the folklore of the United States.

Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 art

A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Folklore has been described as the unwritten literature of a culture: its songs, stories, sayings, games, rituals, beliefs, and ways of life. Encyclopedia of Am