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 myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture.
American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore
✍ Scribed by Christopher R. Fee (editor), Jeffrey B. Webb (editor)
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✦ Synopsis
Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it.
Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
✦ Table of Contents
Cover
About the pagination of this eBook
Volume 1
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guide to Related Topics
Chronology
A
Academe, Legends of
Afghan American Folklore and Folktales
AIDS Harry and AIDS Mary
AIDS-Origins Traditions
Alamo
Algon and the Sky Girl
Alien Abduction Stories and UFOs
Alien Abduction Stories and UFOs—Primary Document Charles Hoy Fort, New Lands (1923)
Allen, Ethan (1738–1789)
Alligators in the Sewers
America as the New Israel
America as the New Israel—Primary Document Uriah Smith, The Marvel of Nations (1887)
American Cinderella Tales
American Folklore Society (AFS)
Amityville Hauntings
Amityville Hauntings—Primary Document Pliny the Younger, an Ancient Haunted House Story (ca. 100 CE)
Anansi/Anancy
Animal Bride
Animal Tales
Annie Christmas
Apotamkin
Appleseed, Johnny (1774–1845)
Appleseed, Johnny—Primary Document W. D. Haley, “Johnny Appleseed: A Pioneer Hero” (1871)
Area 51
Arrow Boy
Ashpet
Atlantis
Atlantis—Primary Document Ignatius Donnelly, Atlantis: The Antediluvian World (1882)
Attucks, Crispus (1723–1770)
Aunty Greenleaf and the White Deer
Axehandle Hound
Azeban
B
Babe the Blue Ox
Babes in the Woods
Baby Train
Badger and the Bear
Badman
Ballad
Ball-Tailed Cat
Banana, Coconut, and Twinkie
Barbara Allen
Barker, Ma (1873–1935)
Barker, Ma—Primary Document Selection from FBI Report on Ma Barker (1936)
Barton, Clara (1821–1912)
Bass, Sam (1851–1878)
Bass, Sam—Primary Document Charles J. Finger, “The Song of Sam Bass” (1927)
Batman
Baykok
Beal, Barnabas Coffin “Tall Barney” (1835–1899)
Bear Man of the Cherokee
Beauty and the Beast Folklore
Beaver, Tony
Bell Witch
Bellamy, Samuel “Black Sam” (1689–1717)
Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle—Primary Document Disappearance of the USS Cyclops in the Bermuda Triangle (1918)
Betsey and the Mole Skin
Bettelheim, Bruno (1903–1990)
Big Bear of Arkansas
Big Water Snake of the Blackfoot
Bigfoot or Sasquatch
Bigfoot or Sasquatch—Primary Document Theodore Roosevelt, The Wilderness Hunter (1892)
Bilderbergers
Bilderbergers—Primary Document Speech at the Anti-Masonic State Convention of Massachusetts (1829)
Birth of Good and Evil, an Iroquois Myth
Black Aggie
Black Dog
Black Dog—Primary Document C. A. Fraser, “Scottish Myths from Ontario” (1893)
Black Elk (1863–1950)
Blessing Way
Bloody Mary or I Believe in Mary Worth
Blue Hen’s Chicks
Blue Nun
Blue Rocks Folklore
Blues as Folklore
Boarhog for a Husband
Bok Kai Temple, Folktale, and Parade
Bokwewa
Boles, Charles E. “Black Bart” (1829–1888)
Bonney, W illiam “Billy the Kid” (1859–1881)
Bonnie and Clyde
Boo Hag
Boogie Man
Boone, Daniel (1734–1820)
Borden, Lizzie (1860–1927)
Bowleg Bill
Braucher Stories (Pennsylvania Dutch)
Braucher Stories (Pennsylvania Dutch)—Primary Document John George Hohman, Powwows; or, Long Lost Friend (1820)
Brer Rabbit
Brer Rabbit—Primary Document Joel Chandler Harris, “Old Mr. Rabbit, He’s a Good Fisherman” (1880)
Bridger, Jim (1804–1881)
Bridger, Jim—Primary Document Selection from John G. Neihardt, The Song of Hugh Glass (1921)
Brothers Who Followed the Sun, an Iroquois Legend
Brown, John (1800–1859)
Brown, John—Primary Document John Brown’s Last Speech (1859)
Brown, Margaret Molly Tobin (1867–1932)
Bunch of Laurel Blooms for a Present
Bunyan, Paul
Buried Alive
Buried Alive—Primary Document Buried Alive Accounts in the New York Times (1884–1886)
C
Cactus Cat
A Calabash of Poi
Calamity Jane (1852–1903)
Callin’ the Dog
Campbell, Joseph (1904–1987)
Cancer Myths
Cante Fables
Capone, Alphonse “Scarface” (1899–1947)
Captain Alfred Bulltop Stormalong
Captain Alfred Bulltop Stormalong—Primary Document Frank Shay, “Old Stormalong, the Deep-Water Sailorman” (1930)
Cardiff Giant
Carson, Kit (1809–1868)
Cash-Landrum UFO Encounter (1980)
Casos, Historias, and Tallas
Cetan
Chamorro Sirena, a Guamanian American Tale
Champ
Chanoyu
Chariots of the Gods
Charlie Chan and Fu Manchu
Cheonyeo Gwisin, a Korean American Legend
Cherokee Rose
Chessie
Chessie—Primary Document C. R. Hervey, “When the Sea Serpent Came” (1906)
Chief Joseph (1840–1904)
Chief Joseph—Primary Document “Chief Joseph, a Notable Figure in Washington” (1900)
Chinatown Ghost Stories
Chinese American Mythological and Legendary Deities
Chipmunk and Bear, an Iroquois Legend
Christmas Gift
Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree—Primary Document Kriss Kringle’s Christmas Tree (1847)
Chupacabra
Cibola or Cities of Gold
Cibola or Cities of Gold—Primary Document Sir Walter Raleigh on El Dorado (1596)
The Circle of Life and the Clambake
Cody, William F. “Buffalo Bill” (1846–1917)
Columbus, Christopher (1451–1506)
Columbus, Christopher—Primary Document Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus (1492)
Connecticut Yankee
Connecticut Yankee—Primary Document Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889)
Conspiracy Theories
Corn Hero
Corn Mother
Corn Mother—Primary DocumentBlack Hawk on the Origins of Corn (1833)
Cortez, Gregorio (1875–1916)
Country Music as Folklore
Coyote Tales
Crazy Horse (ca. 1840–1877)
Crazy Horse—Primary Document Battle of the Little Bighorn and Crazy Horse (1876)
Creation Myth of the Tewa
Creation Stories of the Native Americans
Crichton Leprechaun
Crockett, Davy (1786–1836)
Crockett, Davy—Primary Document A Collection of Political Speeches Attributed to Davy Crockett (1837, 1840, 1873)
Crop Circles
Culture Heroes of the Native Americans
Cursing of Colonel Buck
Custer, George Armstrong (1839–1876)
Custer, George Armstrong—Primary Document Custer’s Last Stand in the New York Times (1876)
D
Daddy Jack Stories
Dance in a Buffalo Skull
Dancing with the Devil
DC Comics
Death Coach
Death Waltz
Deer Woman
DeGrow, Moll (fl. early nineteenth century)
DeGrow, Moll—Primary Document C. G. Hine, “Old Moll DeGrow” (1909)
Demon Cat
Demonic Possession
Devil on Washington Rock
Devil’s Horn
Dillinger, John (1903–1934)
Donner Party (1846–1847)
Donner Party—Primary Document Selection from Francis Parkman Jr., The Oregon Trail (1849)
Drought Buster
Dungarvon Whooper
Dwayyo
E
Earhart, Amelia (1897–1937)
Earhart, Amelia—Primary Document Amelia Earhart, Letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1936)
Easter Bunny
Easter Eggs
Easter Eggs—Primary Document Clarissa Downs, “Lottie Champney’s Easter Party” (1890)
Edison, Thomas (1847–1931)
El Muerto
Ellis Island (New York)
Elvis (1935–1977)
European Sources
Evil Eye
Evil Eye—Primary DocumentWarding Off the Evil Eye (1912)
Exorcism
Express Train to Hell
F
Fa Mu Lan, or Mulan
Fairylore
Fakelore
Farmer’s Daughter
Fearsome Critters
Febold Feboldson
Filipino American Folklore and Folktales
Fink, Mike (ca. 1770–1823)
Fish(ing) Tales
Fish(ing) Tales—Primary Document John Smith’s Mermaid (1849)
Fisher, Miles Mark (1899–1970)
Floyd, Charles “Pretty Boy” (1904–1934)
Flying Africans
Folk Medicine
Folk Medicine—Primary Document Lydia M. Child, The American Frugal Housewife (1841)
Folklore and Folktales
Folklore and Folktales—Primary Document Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, “Rumpelstiltskin” (1812)
Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821–1877)
Forrest, Nathan Bedford—Primary Document Nathan Bedford Forrest on the KKK (1868)
Founding Myths
Fountain of Youth
Fountain of Youth—Primary Document Ponce de León’s Search for the Fountain of Youth (1513)
Frankie and Albert/Johnny
Frog King
Fur-bearing Trout
Fur-bearing Trout—Primary Document James Herbert Hicken, “The Fur-Bearing Trout” (1929)
Volume 2
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guide to Related Topics
Chronology
G
Gaasyendietha, or Seneca Dragon
Game Songs and Rhymes
Gaspar, José (1757–1821)
Geronimo (1829–1909)
Gitchi Odjig, a Chippewa Hero
Glooskap, an Abenaki Hero
Goatman (Maryland Monster)
Gonzales, Ambrose E. (1857–1926)
Gonzales, Ambrose E.—Primary Document Ambrose E. Gonzales, The Black Border: Gullah Stories of the Carolina Coast (1922)
Good Luck Charms
Gore Orphanage Legend
Great Gourd from Heaven, a Laotian American Myth
Great Hare
Great Spirit
Great Spirit—Primary Document Tecumseh’s Speech to the Osages (1811)
Gremlins
Groundhog Day
Guandi
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (Tombstone, Arizona) (1881)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral—Primary Document Wyatt Earp’s Testimony on the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1881)
Gurbani Kirtan
H
Hairy Woman
Halloween Legends
Hardy Hardhead
Harris, George Washington (1814–1869)
Harris, George Washington—Primary Document George Washington Harris, Sut Lovingood (1867)
Haunted Houses
Haunted Houses—Primary Document Legend of the Haunted House of Hartford, Kentucky (1911)
Hazard, Thomas Robinson (1797–1886)
Headless Horseman
Headless Horseman—Primary Document Washington Irving, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1820)
Henry, Patrick (1736–1799)
Henry, Patrick—Primary Document Patrick Henry, “Give Me Liberty” (1775)
Herskovits, Melville Jean (1895–1963)
Hickok, James Butler “Wild Bill” (1837–1876)
Hidebehind
Hoe Handle, Snake, and Barn
The Hook
Hoop Snake
Hopkinsville Goblins
Horned Serpent
Hornigold, Benjamin (1680–1719)
How the Bat and Flying Squirrel Got Their Wings
Huck Finn
Huck Finn—Primary Document Selections from Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
Hudson, Henry (ca. 1565–1611)
Hudson River Monster
Hughes, Langston (1902–1967)
Hurston, Zora Neale (1891–1960)
I
Ibo Landing
Igopogo
Iktomi
Internet Hoaxes
Internet Hoaxes—Primary Document Famous Nigerian 419 Email Scam (1980s)
Irving, Washington (1783–1859)
Irving, Washington—Primary Document Washington Irving, “Rip Van Winkle” (1819)
J
Jack Tales
Jackalope
Jackson, Thomas J. “Stonewall” (1824–1863)
James, Jesse (1847–1882)
James, Jesse—Primary Document Death of Jesse James in the News (1882)
Jataka Tales
Jataka Tales—Primary Document Two Jataka Tales (1912)
Jersey Devil
Jersey Devil—Primary Document Jersey Devil (Since Eighteenth Century)
Jinn
Jinn—Primary DocumentSelections from the Autobiography of Omar ibn Said (1831)
Joe Magarac
Joe Magarac—Primary Document Selections from Owen Francis, “The Saga of Joe Magarac: Steelman” (1931)
John Henry
John the Conqueror (High John the Conqueror)
John the Conqueror (High John the Conqueror)—Primary Document Interview with a Voodoo Practitioner (1936)
Joint Snake
Jones, Casey (1863–1900)
Jones, John Paul (1747–1792)
Jumbo Riley
Jumping the Broom
Juneteenth
K
Kachinas
Kate Shelley Saves the Train
Kaundinya and Soma
Kelly, Joseph “Bunko” (dates unknown)
Kennedy, John F., Assassination of (1963)
Kennedy, John F., Assassination of—Primary Document Warren Commission Report (1964)
Kidd, Captain William (1645–1701)
The Kidney Heist
Killer in the Backseat
Killer-of-Enemies
The Kind Hawk
Kirby, Jack (1917–1994)
Kushtaka
L
La Lechuza
La Llorona or Weeping Woman
La Mala Hora
La Malinche
Lafitte, Jean (1776–1823)
LaLaurie House
LaLaurie House—Primary Document New Orleans Bee on the Fire at LaLaurie House (1834)
Lee, Stan (1922–)
Legend of the Pineapple
Legend Tripping
Legend Tripping—Primary Document Visitor’s Guide to Salem (1894)
Legends
Lennon, John, Shooting of (1980)
Leonard Crow Dog (1942–)
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)
Lewis and Clark Expedition—Primary Document Journal of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1806)
The Licked Hand
Lincoln Funeral Train (1865)
Lincoln, Abraham, as Folk Hero
Lincoln, Abraham, as Folk Hero—Primary Document Horatio Alger, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, The Backwoods Boy: Or, How a Young Rail-Splitter Became President (1883)
Lincoln, Abraham, Assassination of (1865)
Lithobolia, or Stone-Throwing Devil
Lomax, Alan (1915–2002)
Lost Tribes of Israel
Lost Tribes of Israel—Primary Document Barbara A. Simon, The Ten Tribes of Israel (1836)
Lover’s Leaps
Lover’s Leaps—Primary Document Charles M. Skinner, “Storied Cliffs and Lovers’ Leaps” (1903)
Lozen (ca. 1840–ca. 1887)
Lullaby
Lumberjack Tales
M
Malakas at Maganda, a Filipino American Creation Myth
Malin Kundang
Manstin the Rabbit
Marvel Comics
Mary’s Flowers
McCartney, Paul, Alleged Death of
McPike Mansion
Melon Heads
Mickey Mouse
Microwaved Pet
Milky Way, a Cherokee Legend
Minstrel Shows
Miss Liberty
Mogollon Monster
Momaday, Navarre (N.) Scott (1934–)
Momo the Missouri Monster
Monkey King, or Sun Wukong
Monroe, Marilyn, Death of (1962)
Monsters in Native American Legends
Montauk Project
Morgan, Gib (1842–1909)
Mormon Mythology
Mormon Mythology—Primary Document Mormon Mythology in Fiction (1860)
Mose the Fireman
Mothman
Mound Builder Myth
Mountain Men
Mountain Men—Primary Document Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth (1892)
Murrieta, Joaquín (ca. 1829–1853)
Myrtles Plantation
Myths
N
Nain Rouge
Name Lore and Magic
Napi
Native Americans, Creation Myths of
Nazar
New World Order
Niagara Falls’ Maid of the Mist, an Iroquois Legend
Niagara Falls’ Maid of the Mist, an Iroquois Legend—Primary Document Paul Carus, The Chief’s Daughter, A Legend of Niagara (1902)
Nin-am-bea
Nin-am-bea—Primary Document Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels (1726)
No Tigers in Borneo, an Indonesian American Legend
Nostradamus (1503–1566), Predictions of
Nostradamus, Predictions of—Primary Document Nostradamus, “Preface” to The Prophecies (1555)
Nuclear Lore
Nursery Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes—Primary Document The Origins of Mother Goose (1791)
O
Oakley, Annie (1860–1926)
Ocean-Born Mary
Ogopogo
Old Betty Booker
Old Granny Tucker
Oneida Maiden Hero
Orphan Boy the Farmer, a Hmong American Folktale
Ouija
Ouija—Primary Document Operating the Ouija Board (1919)
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Out of Body Experiences
Out of Body Experiences—Primary Document Jennie Conant Becomes a Medium (1873)
Outlaw Heroes
P
Paddy Murphy
Pamola
Parker, Robert Leroy “Butch Cassidy” (1866–1908)
Pata de Gallo
Patch, Sam (ca. 1799–1829)
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan—Primary Document Charles E. Brown, Paul Bunyan Tales (1922)
Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill—Primary Document Edward O’Reilly, “The Saga of Pecos Bill” (1923)
Pedro de Urdemalas
Pedro Mountains Mummy
Pele Legends
Phantom Clowns
Philadelphia Experiment
Piasa
Pima Elder Brother
Pine Barrens Tales
Playing the Dozens
Pocahontas and John Smith
Pocahontas and John Smith—Primary Document The Myth of Pocahontas and John Smith (1803)
Pope Lick Monster
Pourquoi Tales
Presley, Elvis
Prince Madoc’s Journey
Pukwudgie
Volume 3
Halftitle page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Guide to Related Topics
Chronology
Q
Qiqirn
Quillan, Boney (d. 1918)
Quilts
R
Racism in Urban Legends
Rackham, John “Calico Jack” (1682–1720)
Rain Bird
Rainbow Crow
The Relative’s Cadaver
Ride of Paul Revere (1775)
Ride of Paul Revere—Primary Document Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “Paul Revere’s Ride” (1860)
Rip Van Winkle
Roanoke
Roanoke—Primary Document John White, The Fifth Voyage (1593)
Ross, Betsy (1752–1836)
Roswell (New Mexico) UFO Landings
Roswell (New Mexico) UFO Landings—Primary Document FBI Investigation of UFOs (1947)
Rougarou
The Runaway Grandmother
S
Sacagawea (ca. 1787–ca. 1812)
Saints’ Legends
Salem Witch Trials (1692)
Salem Witch Trials—Primary Document Cotton Mather, The Wonders of the Invisible World (1693)
Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind
Sam Slick
Sam Slick—Primary Document Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Sam Slick, the Clockmaker (1836)
Santa Claus
Saving Time
Scary Stories
Sea Shanties
Second Death
September 11 (2001) Conspiracy Theories
Shamans
Sharlie/Slimy Slim
Shooting of the Red Eagle
Shunka Warak’in
Sidehill Gouger
Silver, Frankie (ca. 1814–1833)
Skeleton Man
Skinwalker
Skunk Ape of the Everglades
Slasher under the Car
Slender Man
Slimy Slim
Small World Legend
Smith, John
Snallygaster
Sody Sallyraytus
South Asian American Folklore and Folktales
Spider Man
Spider Woman
Spirituals
Squonk
Stagolee
Stanley Hotel
Star Boy, a Blackfoot Legend
Star Husband Tale
Star Maiden
Stone Soup
The Stork
The Stork—Primary Document Excerpts from Hans Christian Andersen, “The Storks” (1838)
Storytelling
Superman
Supernaturalism in Legends and Folklore
Superstitions
T
Tailypo
Tall Tales
Tamil American Folklore and Proverbs
Taotaomona and Suruhanu
Tar-Baby
Tar-Baby—Primary Document Uncle Remus Stories (1881)
Teakettler
Teddy Bear
Telltale Seaweed
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving—Primary Document “Mourt’s Relation” and the First Thanksgiving (1621)
Thatch, Edward “Blackbeard” (1675–1718)
Thatch, Edward “Blackbeard”—Primary DocumentAccount of the Death of Edward “Blackbeard” Thatch (1724)
Three Little Pigs and the Fox
Thunderbird
Tibetan American Folklore and Folktales
Tiger Tales of the Hmong Americans
Tizheruk
Tlahuelpuchi
Toad and the Boy
Toasts
Tommyknocker
Tony Beaver
Tooth Fairy
Traditional Medicine and Healing in Laotian American Culture
Transcendentalist Deity
The Tree-Bound
Trickster Rabbit
Tricksters, Native American
Truth, Sojourner (ca. 1797–1883)
Tubman, Harriet (ca. 1825–1913)
Turner, Nat (1800–1831)
Twain, Mark (1835–1910)
Twain, Mark—Primary Document Mark Twain, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” (1865)
Two Ladies Trung, a Vietnamese American Legend
Two-Headed Snake
Two-Toed Tom
U
Uncle Remus
Uncle Sam
Underwater Panthers
Unsinkable Molly Brown
Urban Legends/Urban Belief Tales
V
Vaginal Serpent Theme
Vampires
Vane, Charles (ca. 1680–1721)
Vanishing Hitchhiker
Vanishing Lady
Vanishing Lady—Primary Document W. L. Steward, “A Page of Secret History” (1908)
Villa, Pancho (1878–1923)
Villa, Pancho—Primary Document Excerpts from The Washington Times on Pancho Villa (1914)
Vision Quest
Voodoo
Voodoo—Primary Document W. W. Newell, “Reports of Voodoo Worship in Hayti and Louisiana” (1889)
W
Wallace, William Alexander Anderson “Bigfoot” (1817–1899)
Wampus Cat
Ward, Artemus (1834–1867)
Warlike Seven
Washington, George (1732–1799)
Water Buffalo, a Guamanian American Legend
Water Jar Boy, a Tewa Legend
Weather Prediction Myths
Weather Prediction Myths—Primary Document “Prognostications of the Weather” in Robert Merry’s Museum (1844)
Wedding Traditions and Taboos
Weems, Parson (1759–1825)
Weems, Parson—Primary Document Mason Locke Weems, The Life of George Washington (1806)
Welded Contact Lenses
Wendigo
Wenebojo
Werewolf
Werewolf—Primary Document Werewolves in Modern Fiction (1914)
Whaley House
White Buffalo Woman
White Deer
White Lady of Durand Lake
Whitey
Wild Man of the Navidad
Winchester Mystery House
Windwagon Smith
Wise Men of Chelm Stories
Witch Doctors
Woman Who Fell from the Sky
Women in Folklore
Woodcutter and the Fairy, a Korean American Folktale
Woods, Joe (Wojtowicz)
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (1975)
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald—Primary Document Marine Board of Investigation on the Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald (1977)
Written or Printed Traditions
X
Xeroxlore
X-Files
Y
Yankee Doodle
Yankee Peddler
Yarns, Yarn-spinning
Yehasuri
Yokai
Z
The Zodiac
Zombie Legends
Selected Bibliography
Editors and Contributors
Index
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