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Can I read Folk Nation: Folklore in the Creation of American Tradition (American Visions: Readings in American Culture) on EtoBox?
Folk Nation: Folklore in the Creation of American Tradition (American Visions: Readings in American Culture) by Simon J. Bronner University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Folk Nation: Folklore in the Creation of American Tradition (American Visions: Readings in American Culture) about?
This lively reader traces the search for American tradition and national identity through folklore and folklife from the 19th century to the present. Through an engaging set of essays, Folk Nation shows how American thinkers and leaders have used folklore-ranging from Paul Bunyan and Davey Crockett to quilts, cowboys, and immigrants-to express the meaning and mystique of their country. Simon Bronner has carefully selected statements by public intellectuals and popular writers as well as by schol
Who reads Folk Nation: Folklore in the Creation of American Tradition (American Visions: Readings in American Culture)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Simon J. Bronner University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780842028912
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Folklore, Anthropology, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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