American Negro Folktales Reprint of Figure Construction: A

Reprint of Figure Construction: A Brief Treatise on Drawing the Human Figure

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Along with the other short stories in this first-rate anthology

American Negro Folktales Reprint of Figure Construction: AA preacher battles a bear, a mother returns from the dead, and a clever servant conducts a Big Feet Contest in this rich anthology of African American folklore. Scores of humorous and harrowing stories, collected during the mid twentieth century, tell of talking animals, ghosts, devils, and saints. The first part of the book provides a setting for the fables, in which folklorist Richard M. Dorson discusses their origins and the artistry of