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Botkin, Benjamin Albert

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American folklorist and scholar

Born 1901
Died 1975

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  • Cover of: The American play-party song.

    First published in 1937 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A Treasury of Mississippi River folklore: stories, ballads & traditions of the mid-American river country

    First published in 1955 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Lay my burden down: a folk history of slavery.

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  • Cover of: Sidewalks of America: Folklore, Legends, Sagas, Traditions, Customs, Songs, Stories and Sayings of City Folk

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  • Cover of: A treasury of railroad folklore: the stories, tall tales, traditions, ballads,and songs of the American railroad man

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  • Cover of: Folk-say IV: The land is ours

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  • Cover of: The illustrated book of American folklore: stories, legends, tall tales, riddles, and rhymes

    First published in 1958 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The lore of the Lizzie label

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  • Cover of: New York City folklore: legends, tall tales, anecdotes, stories, sagas, heroes and characters, customs, traditions and sayings

    First published in 1976 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The play-party in Oklahoma

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  • Cover of: The pocket treasury of American folklore.

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  • Cover of: A Treasury of western folklore

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  • Cover of: Lay my burden down: a folk history of slavery

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  • Cover of: A Treasury of New England folklore: stories, ballads, and traditions of Yankee folk

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  • Cover of: The Southwest scene: an anthology of regional verse

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  • Cover of: A Treasury of American anecdotes: sly, salty, shaggy stories of heroes and hellions, beguilers and buffoons, spellbinders and scapegoates, gagsters and gossips, from the grassroots and sidewalks of America

    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Civil War treasury of tales, legends, and folklore

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Folk-say: a regional miscellany ... 1929-32

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We need a photo of Botkin, Benjamin Albert

American folklorist and scholar

Born 1901
Died 1975

Subjects

Folklore, Social life and customs, Anecdotes, American literature, Railroads, Songs and music, History, African Americans, American wit and humor, Biography, English Folk songs, Folklore, united states, Legends, Play-party, Slaves, Social conditions, American poetry, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Automobiles, Children's literature, American, City and town life, Folk-lore of railroads, Ford automobile, Legends, united states, Manners and customs

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United States, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Valley, Oklahoma, America, New England, New York (N.Y.), West (U.S.)

Time

20th century, Civil War, 1861-1865

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Alternative names

  • Benjamin Albert Botkin
  • Benjamin Botkin
  • B.A. Botkin

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
July 7, 2019 Edited by VioletFrost Edited without comment.
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
November 28, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import