Well Traveled Casket. A Collection or Oregon Folklife

Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 1992. [First Edition]. Hardcover. Fine. 4to., green cloth with illustrated pastedown, black & white drawings, works consulted, extensive index. -- The original paperback copy very tastefully bound in cloth with the front cover used as the front pastedown. -- Condition. "The Well-Traveled Casket is a covered-wagon ride along Oregon trails both old and new--a trip through the rich cultural heritage of Oregon. Combining folklore and history, this collection presents legends, myths, customs, songs, recipes, superstitions, and tales from the state's six distinct geographic regions and from its diverse ethnic populations. Along the way, the scenery includes Skinner's Mudhole and Proposal Rock and such sights as side-hill gougers, wizzensnifters and beaver cats, Tebo's pet trout, and the world's smartest hunting dog, a range of wild and unlikely characters make their appearance in campfire stories, including the obligatory corpse and Charles Laughton's ghost. This lively collection brings together a wealth of tales as varied as Oregon's cultural heritage, and is beautifully and irreverently illustrated by Northwest artist Don Adkins"-bkcvr.