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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Patricia McKissack A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. OL14860575W
The folklore muse The folklore muse Frank de Caro "Folklore - the inherently creative expression, transmission, and performance of cultural traditions - has always provided a deep well of material for writers, musicians, and artists of all sorts. Fo… OL16553576W
A voice for the people A voice for the people Nina Jaffe A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American… OL1858146W
December's thorn December's thorn Phillip DePoy Recovering from a near-death experience in his family home in the Georgia Appalachian Mountains, Fever Devilin finds his sanity questioned when he is approached by a woman from his past who claims to… OL19960157W
CHANSONS EN MÉMOIRE- MÉMOIRE EN CHANSON - Hommage à Jérôme Bujeaud CHANSONS EN MÉMOIRE- MÉMOIRE EN CHANSON - Hommage à Jérôme Bujeaud Collectif Le colloque Chansons en mémoire-Mémoire en chanson, Hommage à Jérôme Bujeaud, l'un des premiers folkloristes euquêteurs français, fut l'occasion de dresser un état concret de la situation de cette tr… OL31741700W
Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston Paul Witcover A biography of the Afro-American writer well-known for her novels and collections of folklore. OL3339878W
Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston Deborah Cannarella Profiles Zora Neale Hurston, whose childhood love of stories led her to a successful career as a folklorist and author of poems, novels, short stories, and plays. OL34734W
Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston Roz Calvert A biography of the versatile and prolific Afro-American writer, well-known for her novels and collections of black folklore. OL4119312W
An American Original An American Original Lon Tinkle The first major biography of one of the best-loved storytellers of the American Southwest. OL4386387W
Twice blessed Twice blessed Kathryn Tucker Windham "Nine autobiographical essays by a pioneering female journalist who became part social worker, part roving documentarian; well-known storyteller; playwright; and essayist on National Public Radio's A… OL55782W
Zora Neale Hurston Zora Neale Hurston Robert E. Hemenway Reconstructs the events, relationships, and achievements that marked the life of the black novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist, assessing her important works and commitment to the black folk tra… OL6666634W