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    Stories and Voices from the Thoroughbred Racetrack

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    Collections series Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World Series
    Stable Views offers an inside look at the thoroughbred racing industry through the words and perspectives of those who labor within its stables. In more than fourteen years of field research, Ellen E. McHale has traveled throughout the Eastern Seaboard, Kentucky, and Louisiana to gather oral narratives from those most intimately involved with racing: the stable workers, exercise riders, and horse ... En savoir plus

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  • New York State Folklife Reader

    Diverse Voices

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    New York and its folklore scholars hold an important place in the history of the discipline. In New York dialogue between folklore researchers in the academy and those working in the public arena has been highly productive. In this volume, the works of New York's academic and public folklorists are presented together.Unlike some folklore anthologies, New York State Folklife Reader does not follow ... En savoir plus

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  • Snow White - And other Examples of Jealousy Unrewarded (Origins of Fairy Tales from Around the World)

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