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Richard Mercer Dorson

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American folklorist (1916–1981)

Born 1916
Died 1981

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  • Cover of: America begins

    First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1972 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1961 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1959 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1953 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1958 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1961 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Aesopica: Series of Texts Relating to Aesop or Ascribed to Closely Connected With the Literary Tradition That Bears His Name (Folklore of the World (New York).)

    First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1956 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1946 — 2 editions
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American folklorist (1916–1981)

Born 1916
Died 1981

Subjects

Folklore, Social life and customs, Tales, Legends, History, Personal narratives, African Americans, American literature, Ethnology, Folklore, united states, Manners and customs, Methodology, Volkskunde, American prose literature, American wit and humor, Aufsatzsammlung, Congresses, Folklore and history, Folklorists, Oral tradition, Volkscultuur, Africa, African americans, folklore, American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668, American literature (collections)

Places

United States, Michigan, Japan, America, New England, Upper Peninsula, Africa, Afrique, Arkansas, Calumet Region (Ill. and Ind.), England, Great Britain, Upper Peninsula (Mich.), États-Unis

People

Davy Crockett (1786-1836), Richard Mercer Dorson (1916-)

Time

Revolution, 1775-1783, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Colonial period, To 1783

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 12, 2008 Edited by ImportBot Found a matching University of Toronto MARC record
September 9, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import