Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers - Folk Traditions of Michigan''s Upper Peninsula

Informationen zum Autor Richard M. Dorson (1916-81) was a professor of history and folklore at Indiana University and the author of many books on American folk traditions, including American Folklore ; America in Legend: Folklore from the Colonial Period to the Present ; and Folklore and Folklif: an Introduction . James P. Leary is professor of folklore and Scandinavian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he also directs the Folklore Program and is cofounder of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures. A native of northern Wisconsin, he is the author of Wisconsin Folklore; So Ole Says to Lena: Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest; and Polkabilly: How the Goose Island Ramblers Redefined American Folk Music . Klappentext Remote and rugged! Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants. This book presents and ponders the folk narratives of the region's loggers! miners! lake sailors! trappers! and townfolk. Zusammenfassung Remote and rugged! Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants. This book presents and ponders the folk narratives of the region's loggers! miners! lake sailors! trappers! and townfolk.

Product details

• Authors: Richard M Dorson, Richard M. Dorson, Richard M./ Leary Dorson, Richard Mercer Dorson
• Assisted by: James P Leary (Editor), James P. Leary (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2008
• EAN: 9780299227142
• ISBN: 978-0-299-22714-2
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore