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Folklorist of the Coal Fields: George Korson's Life and Work
Folklorist of the Coal Fields George Korson's Life and Work
Author: Angus K. Gillespie
The pioneer collector of the songs and stories of the coal miners, George Korson (1899-1967) was also a leader- many say the leader- in correcting the onetime rural and Anglo-American bias in U.S. folklore studies. Korson won the highest honors in the scholarly world, despite his humble origin as a poor Jewish immigrant boy from the Ukraine, his...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780271002552
ISBN-10: 0271002557
Publication Date: 10/1/1980
Pages: 200
Edition: First
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Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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