Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales

by Roger L. Welsch

2017 Nebraska Book Award Nonfiction: Folklore

One day Roger Welsch ventured to ask his father a delicate personal question: "Why am I an only child?" His father's answer is one of many examples of the delightful and laughter-inducing ribald tales Welsch has compiled from a lifetime of listening to and sharing the folklore of the Plains. More narrative than simple jokes, and the product of multiple retellings, these coarse tales were even delivered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803284284
• ISBN13: 9780803284289
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"