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Author:

Jaffe, Nina.

Title:

A voice for the people : the life and work of Harold Courlander / Nina Jaffe.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

1997

Description:

xiv, 177 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Courlander, Harold,--1908-1996--Juvenile literature.
Folklorists--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore--Caribbean Area.
Folklore--Africa.
Indians of North America--Southwest, New--Folklore.
Courlander, Harold,--1908-1996.
Folklorists.
Authors, American.
African Americans--Folklore.
Folklore--United States.
Folklore--Caribbean Area.
Folklore--Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index. "Selected articles by Harold Courlander": p. 153-155.

Summary:

A biography of the folklorist and novelist who recorded the traditional songs and stories of the people of Haiti, the Hopi Indians, and black communities in the South, connecting the African-American traditions to the cultures of Africa.

ISBN:

9780805034448 (alk. paper)
0805034447 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

96032513

Locations:

WZPC325 -- Armstrong Public Library (Armstrong)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XBPE737 -- Lied Public Library - Clarinda (Clarinda)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque) — 398/.092

SGPD074 -- Evansdale Public Library (Evansdale)