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The Resource Mules and men, Zora Neale Hurston ; with a preface by Franz Boas ; a foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias

Mules and men, Zora Neale Hurston ; with a preface by Franz Boas ; a foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias

Label
Mules and men
Title
Mules and men
Statement of responsibility
Zora Neale Hurston ; with a preface by Franz Boas ; a foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Mules and Men is a treasury of black America's folklore as collected by a famous storyteller and anthropologist who grew up hearing the songs and sermons, sayings and tall tales that have formed an oral history of the South since the time of slavery. Returning to her hometown of Eatonville, Florida, to gather material, Zora Neale Hurston recalls "a hilarious night with a pinch of everything social mixed with the storytelling." Set intimately within the social context of black life, the stories, "big old lies," songs, Vodou customs, and superstitions recorded in these pages capture the imagination and bring back to life the humor and wisdom that is the unique heritage of African Americans. -- Publisher's website
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Cataloging source
CSL
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Hurston, Zora Neale
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • music
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1858-1942
  • 1904-1957
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  • Boas, Franz
  • Rampersad, Arnold
  • Gates, Henry Louis
  • Covarrubias, Miguel
Series statement
Harper Perennial modern classics
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  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Tales
  • Tales
  • Vodou
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
Label
Mules and men, Zora Neale Hurston ; with a preface by Franz Boas ; a foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally published: J.B. Lippincott, ©1935
  • Includes P. S. insights, interviews & more
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Folk tales -- Hoodoo -- Glossary -- Appendix: I. Negro songs with music ; II. Formulae of Hoodoo doctors ; III. Paraphernalia of conjure ; IV. : Prescriptions of root doctors -- Chronology -- In search of Zora Neale Hurston / Alice Walker -- Wrestling with Mules and men : the story behind the book
Control code
ocn190964184
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed.
Extent
xxiii, 309, 32 pages
Isbn
9780061350177
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, music
System control number
(OCoLC)190964184
Label
Mules and men, Zora Neale Hurston ; with a preface by Franz Boas ; a foreword by Arnold Rampersad ; an afterword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ; and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias
Publication
Note
  • Originally published: J.B. Lippincott, ©1935
  • Includes P. S. insights, interviews & more
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Folk tales -- Hoodoo -- Glossary -- Appendix: I. Negro songs with music ; II. Formulae of Hoodoo doctors ; III. Paraphernalia of conjure ; IV. : Prescriptions of root doctors -- Chronology -- In search of Zora Neale Hurston / Alice Walker -- Wrestling with Mules and men : the story behind the book
Control code
ocn190964184
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed.
Extent
xxiii, 309, 32 pages
Isbn
9780061350177
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, music
System control number
(OCoLC)190964184

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