Contents: Foreword by carl Sandburg; Introduction; Heroes and boasters (Backwoods boasters; Pseudo bad men; Killers; Free lances; Miracle men; Patron saints); Boosters and knockers (Tall talk; The sky’s the limit; Local cracks and slams); Jesters (Pranks and tricks; Humorous anecdotes and jests); Liars (Yarns and tall tales; From the liars’ bench); Folk tales and legends (Animal tales; Nursery tales; Witch tales; Ghost tales; Devil tales; Queer tales); Songs and rhymes (Play rhymes and catch colloquies; Singing and play-party games; Ballads and songs); Index of authors, titles and first lines of songs; Index of subjects and names.