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The Little Mohea, Harvey Gurney
The Little Mohea, Harvey Gurney
Maine Song and Story Sampler
"The Little Mohea," also known by many other names and spellings, is an old song that likely developed from an older English broadside song known as "The Indian Lass." Most folklorists agree that "Mohea" probably developed in its American form among sailors, and some even point to whaling ships specifically.
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Dictionary, Jon P. Dayley
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Dictionary, Jon P. Dayley
Faculty & Staff Authored Books
This dictionary is primarily of the Death Valley variety of what has come to be known in the linguistic and anthropological literature in recent years as Panamint (e.g., Freeze and Iannucci 1979; Lamb 1958 and 1964; McLaughlin 1987; Miller 1984), or sometimes Panamint Shoshone (Miller et al. 1971). In the nineteenth century and up to the middle of this century, it was often called Coso (sometimes spelled Koso) or Coso Shoshone (e.g., Kroeber 1925; Lamb 1958). In aboriginal times and even well into this century, Panamint was spoken by small bands of people living in southeastern California and extreme southwestern …
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar, Jon P. Dayley
Tümpisa (Panamint) Shoshone Grammar, Jon P. Dayley
Faculty & Staff Authored Books
This monograph is an introductory descriptive grammar of Tümpisa Shoshone, meant to provide both layman and specialist with a basic understanding of how the language works as a linguistic system. In this sense, it is intended to be a "nuts and bolts" grammar with lots of examples illustrating the most important grammatical elements and processes in the language.
Canaday-I-O, Robert French
Canaday-I-O, Robert French
Maine Song and Story Sampler
The major recurring theme in these folksongs from Maine and Maritime Canada is the flow of cultural products and people within the area of New Hampshire, Maine, and eastern Canada. But while this cultural and demographic exchange helped define the region, it did not mean there was no rivalry or animosity between states, provinces, or nations.
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 12, No. 1, Earl F. Robacker, Alan G. Keyser, George L. Moore, Edith Patterson, Nicholas Bervinchak, Russell S. Baver, Edna Eby Heller, Mary C. Kreider, E. Estyn Evans
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 12, No. 1, Earl F. Robacker, Alan G. Keyser, George L. Moore, Edith Patterson, Nicholas Bervinchak, Russell S. Baver, Edna Eby Heller, Mary C. Kreider, E. Estyn Evans
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
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• Nicholas Bervinchak
• An Album of Etchings of the Pennsylvania Coal Region
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Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 10, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Samuel P. Bayard, Don Yoder, Ralph S. Funk, Phil R. Jack, Russell S. Baver, Walter E. Boyer
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 10, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Samuel P. Bayard, Don Yoder, Ralph S. Funk, Phil R. Jack, Russell S. Baver, Walter E. Boyer
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
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• Collecting and Indexing Dialect Poetry
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• The New Year Wish of the Pennsylvania Dutch Broadside