The mountain range, which stretches from Maine to Georgia and is documented to be one of the oldest in the country, shares characteristics across the approximately 420 counties. It is rugged, often ...

American folklore ; Some guideposts ; Folk language and grammar -- A manuscript of the folk language / Samuel M. Van Swearengen. My revenge on old schoolmates for their cruel treatments in school ; ...

A young woman searching for her mother is drawn to an ancient magical tradition in South of Midnight, a video game with haints, rougarous and a talking catfish. By Justin Porter As days go, Hazel is ...

Foreword : The politics of "Negro folklore" / by Henry Louis Gates Jr. -- Introduction : Recovering a cultural tradition / by Maria Tatar -- AFRICAN TALES. Making sense of the world with Anansi : ...

If you’re Black, you’ve been told by someone in your family about some haint, a reappearing phantom or a folktale that left you with chills. In honor of spooky season coming, it’s only right for us to ...

Students will compare and contrast Japanese folktales with American tall tales, including their structural components. Students will apply their understanding of the elements of Japanese folktales and ...

DONEGAL, Pennsylvania -- It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You're hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 ...

Salena Zito is a Pittsburgh-based columnist for the Washington Examiner. She is the author of "The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics." DONEGAL, Pennsylvania—It is ...