Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers by Richard Mercer Dorson
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.
An important re-introduction of an American folklore classic- Carl Lindahl, University of Houston ""A collection of traditions, tales, superstitions, practices, and folk biographies that range from the slyly humorous to the bawdy.... These are human beings, a folk, not sitting for a portrait, but caught alive as it were in fine amber, a permanent possession."" - Thelma G. James, Journal of American Folklore
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 Folklife: 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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780299227142 |
| ISBN 10 | 0299227146 |
| Title | Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers |
| Author | Richard Mercer Dorson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Year published | 2008-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 392 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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