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Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Richard M. Dorson
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Description for Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Leary, James P. Num Pages: 392 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Remote and rugged, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (fondly known as ""the U.P."") has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants - a heritage deeply embedded in today's ""Yooper"" culture. Ojibwes, French Canadians, Finns, Cornish, Poles, Italians, Slovenians, and others have all lived here, attracted to the area by its timber, mineral ore, and fishing grounds. Mixing local happenings with supernatural tales and creatively adapting traditional stories to suit changing audiences, the diverse inhabitants of the U.P. have created a wealth of lore populated with tricksters, outlaws, cunning trappers and poachers, eccentric bosses of the mines ... Read more
Remote and rugged, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (fondly known as ""the U.P."") has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants - a heritage deeply embedded in today's ""Yooper"" culture. Ojibwes, French Canadians, Finns, Cornish, Poles, Italians, Slovenians, and others have all lived here, attracted to the area by its timber, mineral ore, and fishing grounds. Mixing local happenings with supernatural tales and creatively adapting traditional stories to suit changing audiences, the diverse inhabitants of the U.P. have created a wealth of lore populated with tricksters, outlaws, cunning trappers and poachers, eccentric bosses of the mines ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299227142
SKU
V9780299227142
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About Richard M. Dorson
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 - ... Read more
Reviews for Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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, ... Read more