{"product_id":"american-regional-folklore","title":"American Regional Folklore","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Regional Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully annotated bibliographies on the folklore of each of eight regions of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngaging overview essays by folklore scholars introduce each of the U.S. regions covered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of literary authors who incorporate folklore themes in their writings, together with a brief list of some of their major works\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of folklore-related museums, with addresses and phone numbers, a list of folklore journals, and, when possible, a list of websites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54217713320280,"sku":"9781576076200","price":82.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/american-regional-folklore","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}