A Border Runs Through It: Journeys in Regional History and Folklore (Hardcover)
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Description
Folklorist Jim Griffith translated his popular PBS series, "Southern Arizona Traditions," into an engaging book. He takes the reader on a journey through the folklore and traditional cultures of southern Arizona and northern Sonora in Mexico (the region known as the Pimería Alta, or upper land of the Pimas). Experience the vibrant arts, music, religion, culinary traditions, places, and people of the region.
About the Author
"Big Jim" Griffith, internationally recognized folklorist and former director of the Southwest Folklore Center at the University of Arizona, has studied traditional folkways and religious expression through the American Southwest and northern Mexico for more than four decades. In 2011 Jim was named a National Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts, for his contribution to the preservation and awareness of cultural heritage. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
