{"product_id":"mexican-american-folklore-9780874830590","title":"Mexican-American Folklore","description":"\u003cb\u003eMexican-American traditions are richly nourished by the folkways of three cultures: Indian, Spanish, and Mexican. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis comprehensive look at the Mexican-American world includes a range of traditional proverbs, riddles, stories and folksongs; folk narrative, from Pancho Villa to urban ghosts, saints to revolutionaries; customs, from household shrines to irrigation rituals to \u003ci\u003echarreadas\u003c\/i\u003e, or Mexican-style rodeos; children's games, home remedies, folk foods, crafts, dress, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides its wide range of folk genres, \u003ci\u003eMexican-American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e is also broad-ranging in space--it covers the entire American Southwest, and in time, it includes material from several generations back, as well as very recent adaptations of customs to modern life. These stories teach readers the importance of courage, resourcefulness and respect for Mexican-American traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John O. West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e August House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e American Folklore Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.48w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874830590","brand":"August House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48296636088457,"sku":"9780874830590","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e4868eed-f0bc-4bd3-ba4f-1d00d6b0da9d.jpg?v=1788844383","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mexican-american-folklore-9780874830590","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}