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Gumbo Ya-Ya : Folk Tales of Louisiana by Robert Tallant, Edward Dreyer and Lyle Saxon (1987, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
0882896458
ISBN-13
9780882896458
eBay Product ID (ePID)
910062

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gumbo YA-YA : Folk Tales of Louisiana
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1987
Topic
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Folklore & Mythology, Customs & Traditions
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction, Social Science, History
Author
Robert Tallant, Edward Dreyer, Lyle Saxon
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
28 Oz
Item Length
7 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
86-030584
Dewey Edition
19
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
398.2/09763
Grade To
Ninth Grade
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folk tales and customs, Gumbo Ya-Ya chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from the bayou country. Originally written as part of the WPA's Louisiana Writers' Project, it has endured as a classic of its genre and is again available in a beautiful Pelican edition. Meet the Krewe of Zulu, New Orleans' most colorful all-black Carnival club, and the many tribes of "Indians" who help celebrate Mardi Gras with their fierce pageantry. Listen to the street criers entice customers to buy their goods. Produce peddlers hawk watermelon, cantaloupe, snap and butter beans, and strawberries. The charcoal man sells fuel to stoke the washday fires, while the kindling man offers to "saw two cords for a dollar" and dinner. Zabette and Rose Gla dispense the choicest coffee available in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The bottle man collects old bottles, rags, and bones, driving a hard bargain with the children who expect handfuls of peppermints, whistles, horns, and rattles for their hoards of treasure. Gumbo Ya-Ya ("Everybody Talks at Once") is a charming look at the legends and practices of Louisiana, particularly New Orleans. There's no escaping superstition and voodoo in Louisiana. Several sections explain the customs and beliefs that have sprung up over the centuries. Always burn onion peels to ensure a steady supply of money. Sprinkle nutmeg in a woman's left shoe every night at midnight to drive her crazy. Kiss your elbow to change your gender. All aspects of society are detailed in this wonderful album of Louisiana tradition: the Vieux Carré Creoles, with their strict codes of family honor; the burly Irish Channel immigrants; the lively Italians who still honor St. Joseph and St. Rosalia with all the pomp of the Old Country; and the fun-loving Cajuns, with their curious family names and spirited fais do do !, Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folktales and customs, this book chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from the bayou country., Garlic hangs from the rafters. The Loup Garou holds a convention on Bayou Goula. Spiders dwell in haunted houses. Images of St. Rosalia are carried from church to church. King Zulu parades on Mardi Gras day. The sights and sounds of Louisiana come alive in Gumbo Ya-Ya ("everybody talks at once"). Long considered the finest collection of Louisiana folk tales and customs, this new edition chronicles the stories and legends that have emerged from across the Bayou State. All aspects of society are detailed in this wonderful album of Louisiana tradition: the old-family Creoles, with their strict codes of honor; the fun-loving Cajuns, with their curious family names and spirited fais do-do; the proud blacks, with their fascinating blend of Christianity and voodoo. Ghosts also abound in these pages-including the headless horseman of Natchitoches, the whimsical apparition who startled citizens of Monroe, and the haunted woods in the Mackeville area. Gumbo Ya-Ya is a charming look at the legends and practices of Louisiana. Originally written as part of the WPA's Louisiana Writers' Program, it has endured as a classic of its genre. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
GR110.L5G84 1987

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by cajunman1946May 13, 2009
Great book
I'm a cajun from South Louisiana and can relate to this book. Great writing. Some of these I've heard before and some I tell my grand kids.
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Class unsurpassed reference and story book for old New Orleans. This is indeed a unique book that should be of interest to anyone.

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