{"product_id":"why-im-an-only-child-and-other-slightly-naughty-plains-folktales-paperback","title":"Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger L. Welsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDick Cavett\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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 by such prudish sources as Welsch's stern and fearsome German great-aunts. Speaking of cucumbers and sausages in a toast to a newly married couple, the prim and proper women of Welsch's memory voice the obscene and unspeakable in stories fit for general company. Why I'm an Only Child and Other Slightly Naughty Plains Folktales is Welsch's celebration of the gentle and evocative bits of humor reflecting the personality of the people of the Plains. Roger Welsch is a retired professor of English and anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a former essayist for CBS News Sunday Morning. He is the author of more than forty books, including A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore (Nebraska, 1966), My Nebraska: The Good, the Bad, and the Husker (Nebraska, 2011), and most recently, The Reluctant Pilgrim: A Skeptic's Journey into Native Mysteries (Nebraska, 2015). Dick Cavett is the former talk-show host of The Dick Cavett Show. Originally from Nebraska, he was a writer for The Tonight Show for host Johnny Carson and won three Emmy awards throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger Welsch is a retired professor of English and anthropology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a former essayist for \u003ci\u003eCBS News Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of more than forty books, including \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1966), \u003ci\u003eMy Nebraska: The Good, the Bad, and the Husker\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2011), and most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Pilgrim: A Skeptic's Journey into Native Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2015). Dick Cavett is the former talk-show host of \u003ci\u003eThe Dick Cavett Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Originally from Nebraska, he was a writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Tonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e for host Johnny Carson and won three Emmy awards throughout his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761338220832,"sku":"9780803284289","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0271759525bb624b9322db1090e48311.webp?v=1780204928","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/why-im-an-only-child-and-other-slightly-naughty-plains-folktales-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}