Indiana Folklore
Hoosier Folk Legends
Ronald L. Baker
Folk tales about a curious mixture of Hoosier humor and horror stories.
paper 264 pp. 1982 / ISBN 0-253-20334-1 / $16.95
Order No. 2065
Indiana's Believe It or Not
Fred D. Cavinder
Findings and stories, freaky and fascinating, kooky and strange, some historical oddities and fascinations, all told with humor.
cloth 158 pp. 1990 / ISBN 0-253-31329-5 / $25.00
Order No. 2260
More Amazing Tales from Indiana
Fred D. Cavinder
More of the findings and stories, freaky and fascinating, kooky and strange, some historical oddities and fascinations, all told with humor.
paper 207 pp. 2003 / ISBN 0-253-21653-2 / $14.95
Order No. 2413
Folklife and Museums--Selected Readings
Patricia Hall and Charlie Seemann
Essays trace and reflect upon the various ways that folklife, which explores and celebrates ordinary life, and museums have intersected since the 1950s.
paper 194 pp. 1987 / ISBN 0-910050-85-6 / $10.95
Order No. 3004
Historical Celebrations: A handbook for Organizers of Diamond Jubilees, Centennials and Other Community Anniversaries
Keith Peterson
Ethnic allegiances, religious memberships, occupational associations, community, state, and national anniversaries are some of the celebrations and festivals featured.
paper 118 pp. reprint 1996 (1986) / ISBN 0-931406-13-7 / $14.95
Order No. 3101
Indiana Legends: Famous Hoosiers from Johnny Appleseed to David Letterman
Nelson Price
Out sized book, illustrated with over a hundred photographs, not only relies on interviews with living Indiana legends, but also goes back in time to pick up historical and notorious Indiana legends.
cloth 273 pp. 1997 / ISBN 1-57860-006-5 / $26.95
Order No. 3105
Hoosier German Tales: small and TALL
Eberhard Reichmann, editor
Stories, poems, legends, memoirs, thoughts, etc. of, by or about Hoosier Germans.
paper 279 pp. 1991 / ISBN 1-880788-00-4 / $8.00
Order No. 2390
Bayou Bill's Best Stories
Bill Scifres
Story telling of a lifetime of outdoor misadventures, with outlandish characters and touching on the timelessness of humorous tales and anecdotes.
paper 201 pp. 1990 / ISBN 0-253-35059-X / $9.95
Order No. 2023
Haunted Hoosier Trails: A Guide to Indiana's Famous Folklore Spooky Sites
Wanda Lou Willis
The American Indians who inhabited this region had a long tradition of stories about tragic deaths and haunting spirits. Pioneers and other early settlers told their own tales of mansions where sad deaths happened and spirits walked.
paper 192 pp. 2002 / ISBN 1-57860-115-0 / $15.95
Order No. 2460
More Haunted Hoosier Trails: Folklore from Indiana's Spookiest Places
Wanda Lou Willis
Beloved Indiana folklorist Wanda Lou Willis is back with all-new ghostly tales in this hair-raising companion to her popular Haunted Hoosier Trails. In More Haunted Hoosier Trails, you can set off with Wanda as your guide to explore Indian’s hidden history in spooky locations around the state.
paper 208 pp. 2004 / ISBN 1-57860-182-7 / $14.99
Order No. 2483
Folklore in the Classroom Workbook
Content essays by professional folklorists and reproducible exercises for each chapter; folklore and various subject areas and issues in education.
paper 1985 / ISBN 1-885323-51-4 / $10.75
Order No. 4019
Word Hoosier
History and theories of the derivations of Indiana's nickname.
paper $0.15
Order No. 6047
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