Category:American folklore
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Folklore of the United States. Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture, or group. These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group. For the traditional folklore of the Native American peoples, see Category:Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of North America.
Subcategories
This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
Pages in category "American folklore"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Dorothy Baker (madam)
- Mythology of Benjamin Banneker
- Antonine Barada
- Sam Bass (outlaw)
- Ann Bassett
- Roy Bean
- Bear Lake (Idaho–Utah)
- Beast of Bray Road
- Tony Beaver
- James Beckwourth
- Chalkley Beeson
- Bell Witch
- William Bernard (sailor)
- Big Nose Kate
- Bigfoot
- Legend of Billy the Kid
- Billy Yank
- Black Irish (folklore)
- Blackbeard
- Blackbeard in popular culture
- Mattie Blaylock
- Bloodstopping
- Benjamin Bonneville
- Boo hag
- Daniel Boone
- Lizzie Borden
- Pierre Bottineau
- James Bowie
- Boy Scout Lane
- Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
- Br'er Rabbit
- Samuel Brady
- Jim Bridger
- Brother Jonathan
- John Brown (abolitionist)
- Buenaventura River (legend)
- Buffalo Bill
- Dixie Bull
- Richard Bullock
- Paul Bunyan
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- Cajuns
- Calamity Jane
- Captivity narrative
- Kit Carson
- Casey at the Bat
- Cattle Annie
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
- Charlotte and Dick Green
- Chuck Norris facts
- City Lore
- John Clem
- Cochise
- Gregorio Cortez
- Coureur des bois
- Cowboy
- John Wallace Crawford
- John C. Cremony
- Crybaby Bridge
- Curse of Rocky Colavito
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- Lady Featherflight
- Pierre Lafitte
- Marie Laveau
- Marie Laveau II
- Jim Leavy
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Legend tripping
- Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences urban legend
- List of Mormon folk beliefs
- Little Britches (outlaw)
- Long Tom's treasure
- Lost Children of the Alleghenies
- Lost Doukhobor Ledge
- Lost Ship of the Desert
- Sybil Ludington
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- Maco light
- Madoc
- Madstone (folklore)
- Francis Marion
- Samuel Mason
- Massai
- Joseph Nash McDowell
- Joseph Meek
- Josephine Meeker
- Military cadence
- Clell Miller
- Minnehaha
- Mocha Dick
- Mojo (African-American culture)
- Farmers' Almanac full moon names
- Mountain man
- Mudhouse Mansion
- Muhlenberg legend
- Joaquin Murrieta
- Music Maker (label)
- Myeerah