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The Midwest The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures
Joseph W. Slade, Judith Yaross Lee
Foreword by William Ferris, Consulting Editor

Paul S. Piper, Librarian Advisor
Book Code: GR2493
ISBN: 0-313-32493-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32493-2
616 pages, figures; maps; photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: Notions of "Middle America" abound within the American mindset, yet often forgotten are the manifold cultural elements found in the American Midwest. One encounters Native American ceremonial mounds as well as landmark creations from the Chicago School of Architecture. "Old World" European influences and northern border culture have helped shaped language and lore in Minnesota and Michigan's "U.P.," while the ragtime, jazz, and blues scenes in Missouri testify to the effects of the Great Migration and the Mississippi River. The Midwest--host to the 1893 World's Columbia Exposition and the 1904 World's Fair--encompasses Corn Belt communities, the Dairy State, and the Nation's Food Captial; the haunts of Al Capone and the fantastical Field of Dreams; and the birthplaces of Motown soul, "House" music, and "alt.country," as well as Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. This reference provides a textured examination of the many ways in which the Midwest has served as an undeniable cross-section of American culture. The volume includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on Architecture; Art; Ecology & Environment; Ethnicity; Fashion; Film & Theater; Folklore; Food; Language; Literature; Music; Religion; and Sports & Recreation. Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword by William Ferris
  • Preface
  • Introduction by Joseph W. Slade and Judith Yaross Lee
  • Architecture by Joseph Frey and John E. Hancock
  • Art by Robert Stearns
  • Ecology and Environment by Chris Mayda, Artimus Keiffer, and Joseph W. Slade
  • Ethnicity by Brian W. Beltman
  • Fashion by Joseph W. Slade, Jennifer A. Scott, and Schuyler Cone
  • Film and Theater by Rodney Hill
  • Folklore by Ruth Olson
  • Food by Lucy M. Long
  • Language by Beverly Olson Flanigan
  • Literature by Joseph P. Bernt, Joseph Csicsila, Patrick S. Washburn, and Edward S. Watts
  • Music by Richard D. Wetzel
  • Religion by Brian Wilson
  • Sports and Recreation by Gerald R. Gems
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Editors and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2004056060
LCC Class: F351
Dewey Class: 977
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