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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
27-Sep-08 - 09:43 PM
Thread Name: Origins: murder ballads
Subject: RE: Origins: murder ballads
Emrich lists two books which include murder ballads (American), with discussion.
Laws, G. Malcolm, Jr. "Native American Balladry: A Descriptive Study and a Bibloigraphic Syllabus." American Folklore Society, Biblio. and Special Series vol. 1, 1950; revised ed. 1964.
Burt, Olive Wooley, 1958, American Murder Ballads and Their Stories. Oxford Univ. Press, NY.