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Walter Blair

American folkloristWalter Blair (April 21, 1900 – June 29, 1992)[1] was a professor in the University of Chicago English department who was known for his study of American folklore, humor and tall tales. -Wikipedia

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Born	1900
Died	1992

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The United States in Literature

by James Edwin Miller, Carlota Cárdenas de Dwyer, Kerry M. Wood, John Smith, William Bradford, Sarah Kemble Knight, William Byrd II, Cotton Mather, Jonathan Edwards, and 190 others
First published in 1952 — 12 editions
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The literature of the United States: an anthology and history

by Walter Blair
First published in 1946 — 12 editions
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Mark Twain & Huck Finn.

by Walter Blair First published in 1960 — 8 editions
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Mark Twain's Hannibal, Huck & Tom.

by Mark Twain and Walter Blair
First published in 1969 — 7 editions

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Better reading

by Walter Blair First published in 1945 — 6 editions
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American literature: a brief history

by Walter Blair and BLAIR, HORNBERGER, STEWART
First published in 1964 — 6 editions
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Native American Humor

by Walter Blair First published in 1960 — 5 editions

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literature of the United States

by Walter Blair First published in 1957 — 5 editions

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Selected shorter writings of Mark Twain

by Mark Twain and Walter Blair
First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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Tall Tale America: A Legendary History of our Humorous Heroes

by Walter Blair
First published in 1944 — 5 editions

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Mark Twain & Huck Finn

by Walter Blair First published in 1960 — 4 editions

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Horse sense in American humor, from Benjamin Franklin to Ogden Nash.

by Walter Blair First published in 1942 — 4 editions
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Native American humor.

by Walter Blair First published in 1960 — 4 editions
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Approaches to poetry

by Walter Blair First published in 1935 — 4 editions
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Better reading: prose, explanatory and persuasive

by Walter Blair First published in 1945 — 3 editions

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The college anthology

by Walter Blair First published in 1949 — 3 editions

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Tall tale America: a legendary history of our humorous heroes

by Walter Blair
First published in 1944 — 2 editions

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Tall Tale America

by Walter Blair First published in 1944 — 2 editions

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Half horse, half alligator: the growth of the Mike Fink legend

by Walter Blair First published in 1956 — 2 editions
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Mark Twains West

by Walter Blair First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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American folklorist

Born	1900
Died	1992

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OLID: OL640532A
ISNI: 0000000109322063
Library of Congress Names: n50008513
VIAF: 108894502
Wikidata: Q16012738
Inventaire.io: wd:Q16012738

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