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Gumbo Ya-Ya

by: Saxon, Lyle

Gumbo Ya-Ya

by: Saxon, Lyle

ISBN 13:
9780882896458
ISBN 10:
0882896458
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/01/1987
Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

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Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folktales and customs, this book chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from the bayou country.

Kings, Baby Dolls, Zulus, and Queens	p. 1
Street Criers	p. 27
The Irish Channel	p. 50
Axeman's Jazz	p. 75
Saint Joseph's Day	p. 93
Saint Rosalia's Day	p. 107
Nickel Gig, Nickel Saddle	p. 121
The Creoles	p. 138
The Cajuns	p. 179
The Temple of Innocent Blood	p. 207
The Plantations	p. 212
The Slaves	p. 224
Buried Treasure	p. 258
Ghosts	p. 271
Crazah and the Glory Road	p. 300
Cemeteries	p. 316
Riverfront Lore	p. 366
Pailet Lane	p. 385
Mother Shannon	p. 397
The Sockserhause Gang	p. 413
Songs	p. 427
Chimney Sweeper's Holiday	p. 488
A Good Man Is Hard To Find	p. 496
Who Killa Da Chief?	p. 505
Appendixes
Superstitions	p. 525
Colloquialisms	p. 559
Customs	p. 569
Index	p. 575
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Gumbo Ya-Ya

Gumbo Ya-Ya

9780882896458

0882896458

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