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The haunt of home : a journey through America's heartland / Zachary Michael Jack

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Jack, Zachary Michael, 1973-
Published
Ithaca, New York : Northern Illinois University Press, An imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
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Contents
Introduction : Middle American Gothic and the haunt of home -- Life in Sunnier Climes -- Haunting the House of Memory -- Playing ball for the team of the dead -- Springtime on the Prairie : A Middle American Gothic -- The Promise of New Blood -- Pitchforks and Pies -- The Casket-maker's Son -- Death by Mail -- Life and Death in Oz -- Exhuming the Regionalist Body -- Dredge : A Middle American Gothic -- Ghost Players -- Cornfield Cathedrals -- Dovesong : A Middle American Dirge -- Afterword: Life After Death.
Summary
"Blends cultural ethnography and demography with moving personal memoir to consider the ways a region's duende shapes the ethos of a land and its people"--
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ISBN
9781501751813 electronic book
1501751816 electronic book
9781501751806 electronic book
1501751808 electronic book
9781501751790 paperback
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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