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Breaking the Mother Goose Code: How a Fairy-Tale Character Fooled the World for 300 Years
Jeri Studebaker
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Description for Breaking the Mother Goose Code: How a Fairy-Tale Character Fooled the World for 300 Years
Paperback. For centuries the real Mother Goose has been shrouded in mystery; now, finally, her secret identity is revealed. Num Pages: 319 pages. BIC Classification: DSY; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 308.
Who was Mother Goose? Where did she come from, and when? Although she's one of the most beloved characters in Western literature, Mother Goose's origins have seemed lost in the mists of time. Several have tried to pin her down, claiming she was the mother of Charlemagne, the wife of Clovis (King of the Franks), the Queen of Sheba, or even Elizabeth Goose of Boston, Massachusetts. Others think she's related to mysterious goose-footed statues in old French churches called "Queen Pedauque." This book delves deeply into the surviving evidence for Mother Goose's origins - from her nursery rhymes and fairy ... Read more
Who was Mother Goose? Where did she come from, and when? Although she's one of the most beloved characters in Western literature, Mother Goose's origins have seemed lost in the mists of time. Several have tried to pin her down, claiming she was the mother of Charlemagne, the wife of Clovis (King of the Franks), the Queen of Sheba, or even Elizabeth Goose of Boston, Massachusetts. Others think she's related to mysterious goose-footed statues in old French churches called "Queen Pedauque." This book delves deeply into the surviving evidence for Mother Goose's origins - from her nursery rhymes and fairy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Moon Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782790228
SKU
V9781782790228
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About Jeri Studebaker
Jeri Studebaker is the author of Switching to Goddess: Humanity's Ticket to the Future. She has advanced degrees in anthropology, archaeology and education. She lives near Portland, Maine, in the U.S.
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