Folklore Of American Weather

Author : ERIC SLOANE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1074650565

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Folklore of American weather by ERIC SLOANE Pdf

Author : Linda Watts
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781646930005

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Encyclopedia of American Folklore by Linda Watts Pdf

Folklore has been described as the unwritten literature of a culture: its songs, stories, sayings, games, rituals, beliefs, and ways of life. Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to this popular subject. This comprehensive reference guide addresses the needs of multiple audiences, including high school, college, and public libraries, archive and museum collections, storytellers, and independent researchers. Its content and organization correspond to the ways educators integrate folklore within literacy and wider learning objectives for language arts and cultural studies at the secondary level. This well-rounded resource connects United States folk forms with their cultural origin, historical context, and social function. Appendixes include a bibliography, a category index, and a discussion of starting points for researching American folklore. References and bibliographic material throughout the text highlight recently published and commonly available materials for further study. Coverage includes: Folk heroes and legendary figures, including Paul Bunyan and Yankee Doodle Fables, fairy tales, and myths often featured in American folklore, including "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Princess and the Pea" American authors who have added to or modified folklore traditions, including Washington Irving Historical events that gave rise to folklore, including the civil rights movement and the Revolutionary War Terms in folklore studies, such as fieldwork and the folklife movement Holidays and observances, such as Christmas and Kwanzaa Topics related to folklore in everyday life, such as sports folklore and courtship/dating folklore Folklore related to cultural groups, such as Appalachian folklore and African-American folklore and more.

Author : Carole Garbuny Vogel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761319009

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Weather Legends by Carole Garbuny Vogel Pdf

Native American tales are set against scientific facts to explain how thunder, tornadoes, sunlight, rainbows, and other weather phenomena come into existence.

Author : Edward B. Garriot
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Weather
ISBN : 9780898755763

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Weather Folk-Lore and Local Weather Signs by Edward B. Garriot Pdf

"Evening red and morning gray, two sure signs of one fine day." science and folk-lore, with the "science" as a predominating matter let us know How to tell the weather from: clouds, dew, mist, haze, fog, wind, stars, rainbows, rain, hail, birds, animals, insects, fish and plants. The wisdom acquired from our ancestors has been perpetuated in the form of trite sayings or proverbs. Many of these sayings are polished gems of weather lore, others have lost their potency by transfer to foreign lands where dissimilar climatic conditions obtain, and a large proportion have been born of fancy and superstition. This book separates from the mass of available data the true sayings that are applicable to the United States, and combines the material thus collected with reports on local weather signs that have been officially and specially prepared by observers of the United States Weather Bureau.

Author : Edward Bennett Garriott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1903
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : UVA:X030228865

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Weather Folk-lore and Local Weather Signs ... by Edward Bennett Garriott Pdf

On forecasting weather, with weather summaries for U.S. and selected cities, based on reports of Weather Bureau observers.

Author : Eric Sloane
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005-10-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780486443577

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Eric Sloane's Weather Book by Eric Sloane Pdf

"Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informative and entertaining account of the why and how of the weather." — The Nation In simple language, Eric Sloane explains the whys and wherefores of weather and weather forecasting — and does it in a style that's universally appealing. With humor and common sense shining through in a book that's also lively and informative, Sloane shows readers how to predict the weather by "reading" such natural phenomena as winds, skies, and animal sounds. This beautifully illustrated and practical treasure trove of climate lore will enlighten outdoorsmen, farmers, sailors, and anyone else who has ever wondered what a large halo around the moon means, why birds "sit it out" before a storm, and whether or not to take an umbrella when leaving the house.

Author : Swainson C.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Weather
ISBN : OCLC:809706132

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A Handbook of Weather Folklore by Swainson C. Pdf

Author : Patrick Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1410109135

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American Weather Stories by Patrick Hughes Pdf

American weather has helped shape our culture, national character, folklore, and conversation. It has frequented the pages of our history and, at times, changed its course. The stories that follow trace the American weather experience from the hurricanes that threatened Columbus and colonial settlers to the peculiar run of bad weather that has plagued American presidents on Inauguration Day; from Americans who documented the weather and climate of the Revolutionary and Civil War eras to those who suffered through the "year without a summer," the Blizzard of '88, and the dust-bowl drought of the 1930's. Contents: American Weather Acknowledgments Hurricanes Haunt Our History Early American Weathermen The Year Without a Summer View From a Civil War Cornfield The Blizzard of '88 Drought: The Land Killer The Weather on Inauguration Day Photo Credits

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Folklore
ISBN : HARVARD:TZ1PCJ

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The Journal of American Folklore by Anonim Pdf

Author : Albert Lee
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Nature
ISBN : IND:39000005841361

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Weather Wisdom by Albert Lee Pdf

Discusses and analyzes the American folklore about weather handed down by generations of farmers, sailors, Indians and pioneers.

Author : Linda S. Watts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0739484427

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Encyclopedia of American Folklore by Linda S. Watts Pdf

Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore the topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to the folklore of the United States.

Author : Edward Bennett Garriott
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1016183534

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Weather Folk-lore And Local Weather Signs by Edward Bennett Garriott Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Edward Bennett Garriott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164634051

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Weather folklore and local weather signs by Edward Bennett Garriott Pdf

Author : Christopher R. Fee,Jeffrey B. Webb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1265 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610695688

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American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales [3 volumes] by Christopher R. Fee,Jeffrey B. Webb Pdf

A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.

Author : Jan Golinski
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226302065

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British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment by Jan Golinski Pdf

Enlightenment inquiries into the weather sought to impose order on a force that had the power to alter human life and social conditions. British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment reveals how a new sense of the national climate emerged in the eighteenth century from the systematic recording of the weather, and how it was deployed in discussions of the health and welfare of the population. Enlightened intellectuals hailed climate’s role in the development of civilization but acknowledged that human existence depended on natural forces that would never submit to rational control. Reading the Enlightenment through the ideas, beliefs, and practices concerning the weather, Jan Golinski aims to reshape our understanding of the movement and its legacy for modern environmental thinking. With its combination of cultural history and the history of science, British Weather and the Climate of Enlightenment counters the claim that Enlightenment progress set humans against nature, instead revealing that intellectuals of the age drew characteristically modern conclusions about the inextricability of nature and culture.