West, John O.

Mexican-American folklore : legends, songs, festivals, proverbs, crafts, tales of saints, of revolutionaries, and more / compiled and edited by John O. Ward - Little Rock : August House , c1988 - 314 p. : illus. ; 24 cm - American folklore series. .

Mexican-Americans of today are richly nourished by the folklore of three cultures - Indian, Spanish & Mexican. This comprehensive look at the Mexican-American world includes proverbs, riddles & folksongs, folk narrative from Pancho Villa to urban ghosts, saints to revolutionaries. Materials date from several generations back, as well as very recent adaptations of customs to modern life.


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Mexican Americans----Folklore

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