[PDF.20zh] Adventures of High John the Conqueror (American Storytelling)

Adventures of High John the Conqueror (American Storytelling)

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 | #1178397 in Books |  2006-01-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.96 x.35 x6.42l,.47 | File type: PDF | 140 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Customer|This is a must have for anyone studying African American Folklore and Hoodoo culture.|From Publishers Weekly|The 16 segments of this collection are filled with the laudable escapades of High John the Conqueror, a fellow about whom slaves told trickster stories (that somehow never reached the ears of white owners). In one tale, which vividly illus

High John the Conqueror sometimes called simply High John or John was a slave trickster who always outwits Old Master. Much like Greek slave Aesop's animal characters, High John was the subject of a series of subversive narratives, whose mission was to outsmart his oppressors. Tall tales of High John's exploits flourished during slavery, but after emancipation they fell out of circulation and his antics were all but forgotten. Sanfield weaves in historical context with t...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Adventures of High John the Conqueror (American Storytelling)   |  Steve Sanfield. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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