{"product_id":"wyoming-folklore-9780803243026","title":"Wyoming Folklore","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1935, in the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). Out-of-work teachers, writers, and scholars fanned out across the country to collect and document local lore. This book reveals the remarkable results of the FWP in Wyoming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Roger Welsch is probably the only man from \u003ci\u003eCBS Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e who has milked a cow. This lends him credibility in the eyes of many of us and qualifies him to sort the wheat from the chaff of Wyoming folklore.”—Baxter Black, cowboy, poet, former large-animal veterinarian, and radio commentator\u003cbr\u003e\"This gathering of folklore, legends, and history is brought to readers thanks to the 1930s archives of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). . . . Readers and scholars of the American West and the FWP will find this book worthwhile.\"—S.B. DeMasi, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is fun, and it might just serve as a reminder that there are files tucked away in every state across the West that just might hide some information relevant to the studies of those who find their way here.\"—Gary L. Roberts, \u003ci\u003eWild West History Association Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I recommend the book for the general reader who is interested in folklore from Wyoming, or of the wider West—folklore actually from people living there as opposed to significantly rewritten or bowlderized forms—for scholars interested in the contours of the WPA folklore projects, and for scholars looking for additional texts in the categories listed above for comparative purposes.\"—Lisa Gabbert, \u003ci\u003eWestern American Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Pioneer Memories   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Cowboy Days with the Old Union Cattle Company   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Tale of the Southern Trail \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Life in a Line Camp  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. A Christmas in the Mountains     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. An Old-Time Christmas in Jackson Hole  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Stories of a Round-up      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Last Great Buffalo Hunt of Washakie and His Band in the Big Horn Basin Country     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. A Stampede     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Civil Strife   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. The Fleur-de-Lis Cocktail \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Putting on the Style      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. American Class      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Packer, the Man-Eater     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. The White Man's Tales \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLost Mine Tales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. The Lost Treasure of the Haystacks    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15. Lost Gold of the Big Horn Basin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16. The Lost Soldier Mine     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17. The Lost DeSmet Treasure  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18. Indian Joe's Gold   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19. The Lost Sweetwater Mine  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20. The Lost 600 Pounds \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTall Tales and Humor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21. The Coney     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22. Bearing Down  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23. Slovakian Rabbits   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24. The Prolific Herds  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25. Hunting on the Railroad   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26. All Aboard!   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27. The Fossil Bug      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28. The Big Snake on Muddy Creek    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29. Wyoming Fauna \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30. The Capture of a Sea Serpent  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31. Vanishing Elk \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32. The Hard-Water Spring    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33. \"Dutch\" Seipt's River     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34. The Great Discovery \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35. Love on the Yellowstone   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36. The Dying Cowboy    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37. Getting the Tenderfoot   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38. Jerky Bill's Funeral     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacters, Big and Little\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39. The Wake of the White Swede    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40. Disappearing Johnny \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e41. The Lynching of Walters and Gorman    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e42. Jim Baker's Revenge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e43. The Piano Tuner and His Hallet Canyon Hunch \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e44. The Man with the Celluloid Nose \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e45. Portugee's Ride     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e46. The White Rider     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e47. The Chicago Kid     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e48. A Woman's Wiles     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e49. The Legend of the Indian Princess Ah-ho-ap-pa     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGhost Tales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e50. Ghost Lights on Old Morrisey Road    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e51. The Hoback River Ghost    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e52. The Phantom Scout   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e53. The Specter of Cheyenne Pass    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e54. The Laramie Ghost  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e55. The Ghost of Cross Anchor Ranch \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e56. The Ghost of Nightcap Bay \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e57. The Oakley Ghost    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e58. Mel Quick's Story   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolk Etymologies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e59. The Hartville Rag   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e60. The Story of Whiskey Gap  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e61. The Legend of Crazy Woman Country     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e62. The Story of Rawhide Butte      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e63. The Legend of Fanny's Peak      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. Indian Folktales      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreation Myths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e64. Arapaho (1) and Arapaho (2)     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e65. Shoshone      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTales and Legends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e66. Axe Brown's Stories \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e67. Lone Bear's Story   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e68. The Ninam-bea, or \"Little People\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e69. The Mouthless People      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e70. A Shoshone Legend   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e71. The Fort Washakie Hot Spring    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e72. The Story of the Cottontail and the Sun     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian Legends of Jackson Hole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e73. The Sheep-eaters    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e74. The Happy Hunting Grounds \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e75. The Legend of Sheep Mountain    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e76. The Legend of \"One-Eye\"   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian Place Name Legends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e77. The Legend of Big Springs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e78. Shoshone Version of the Legend of the Big Spring  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e79. The Legend of Wind River Canyon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e80. The Legend of Chugwater Creek   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e81. Legends of Lake DeSmet    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e82. Lovers' Leap  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e83. The Legend of Bull Lake   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e84. The Great Medicine Wheel  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedicine Wheel Legends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e85. The Legends of the Devil's Tower      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e86. A Kiowa Legend of the Devil's Tower   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 4. Folk Belief, Custom, and Speech   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolk Belief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e87. Weather \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e88. Love    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e89. Good Luck     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e90. Bad Luck      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e91. Wishes  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e92. Medicines     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCures from Other Wyoming Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e93. Physiognomy, Reading Character and Omens by Physical Features \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e94. Dream Interpretations     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e95. Miscellaneous Beliefs and Omens \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e96. Indian Beliefs      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFolk Speech\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e97. Glossary of Terms, Nicknames, and Folk Speech     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e98. Cheap Thunder! An Example of Folk Speech in Action      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405254926679,"sku":"9780803243026","price":13.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803243026.jpg?v=1730489299","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wyoming-folklore-9780803243026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}