Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales

Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales
Author: Roger L. Welsch
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0803285930

One day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: “Why am I an only child?” His father’s answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. More narrative than simple jokes, and the product of multiple retellings, these coarse tales were even delivered by such prudish sources as Welsch’s stern and fearsome German great-aunts. Speaking of cucumbers and sausages in a toast to a newly married couple, the prim and proper women of Welsch’s memory voice the obscene and unspeakable in stories fit for general company. Why I’m an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales is Welsch’s celebration of the gentle and evocative bits of humor reflecting the personality of the people of the Plains.

Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870

Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870
Author: Kay Retzlaff
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2021-11-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000479285

Redefining Irishness in a Coastal Maine City, 1770–1870: Bridget's Belfast examines how Irish immigrants shaped and reshaped their identity in a rural New England community. Forty percent of Irish immigrants to the United States settled in rural areas. Achieving success beyond large urban centers required distinctive ways of performing Irishness. Class, status, and gender were more significant than ethnicity. Close reading of diaries, newspapers, local histories, and public papers allows for nuanced understanding of immigrant lives amid stereotype and the nineteenth century evolution of a Scotch-Irish identity.

Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales

Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales
Author: Roger L. Welsch
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0803284284

One day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: “Why am I an only child?” His father’s answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. More narrative than simple jokes, and the product of multiple retellings, these coarse tales were even delivered by such prudish sources as Welsch’s stern and fearsome German great-aunts. Speaking of cucumbers and sausages in a toast to a newly married couple, the prim and proper women of Welsch’s memory voice the obscene and unspeakable in stories fit for general company. Why I’m an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales is Welsch’s celebration of the gentle and evocative bits of humor reflecting the personality of the people of the Plains.

The Reluctant Pilgrim

The Reluctant Pilgrim
Author: Roger L. Welsch
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0803254342

"An honest and revealing description of one skeptic's spiritual journey from his Lutheran upbringing to Native sensibilities"--

Slovenly Kate and Other Stories

Slovenly Kate and Other Stories
Author: Heinrich Hoffmann
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486490327

Meet Slovenly Kate, Envious Tom, Tell-Tale Jenny, and other disagreeablecharacters in this comic collection ofcautionary tales. Originally published in1874 as part of the Struwwelpeter series,these stories recount the horrible buthumorous fates of naughty children.Includes a wealth of additional rhymesand fables, plus delightful illustrationsby Theodor Hosemann.Reprint of the very rare 1875 edition.96pp.

Embracing Fry Bread

Embracing Fry Bread
Author: Roger Welsch
Publisher: Bison Books
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2012-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Welsch tells the story of his lifelong relationship with Native American culture.

A Mother's List of Books for Children

A Mother's List of Books for Children
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1909
Genre: Children
ISBN:

A liste of recommended readings for children, intended for home use and arranged by age, not school grade. Included in the list are fairy tales that are free from horrible happenings. Omitted are all writings which tolerate cruelty or unkindness to animals.

19th Century Macedonian Folktales

19th Century Macedonian Folktales
Author: Marko Cepenkov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1991
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A selection of 66 folktales collected by Cepenkov, who dedicated his life to the collection and preservation of Macedonian folk literature, translated into English for the first time by Fay Thomev. The first title in the TMacquarie University Publications in Macedonian Literature' series.