Blue men and river monsters : folklore of the north
Record details
- ISBN: 0870206702
- ISBN: 9780870206702
- ISBN: 0870206710
- ISBN: 9780870206719
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 264 pages) : illustrations
remote - Publisher: Madison, WI : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A WPA collection." Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Myths and legends. Elves, Bluemen, and other mythical creatures ; Ghosts ; Witches, wizards, and the spells they cast ; Medicine men and supernatural cures ; Animal stories ; Prophecies, dreams, and supernatural gifts -- Local history. Notable places and people ; Pioneers and homesteaders ; Town and village stories ; Mayhem and adventure ; Circus tales ; Lumberjack lore ; Characters -- Daily life and customs. Daily life ; Food and festivals ; Land and law ; Marriage and family. |
Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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This work compiles folk tales, songs, traditional knowledge, and local lore of Wisconsin, from the WPAâs Federal Writersâ Program in 1935-37. Material is grouped in sections on myths and legends, local history, and daily life and customs, and includes stories and memories of Norwegian and Swiss immigrants as well as Native Americans and residents from early pioneer days. The bookâs foreword briefly tells the history of the Federal Writersâ Program in Wisconsin, describing the people who ran it and the obstacles they encountered. The book is illustrated with black and white wood block prints and drawings produced under the auspices of WPAâs Federal Art Project. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com) - Chicago Distribution CenterA fascinating and diverse collection of stories, lore, songs, and jokes passed down from the earliest generations in Wisconsin.
- Chicago Distribution CenterThe north is a treasure trove of folklore. From magical creatures of the old country to legends of the mysterious and macabre, such lore is a fascinating record of the stories people held on to and the customs, foods, and cures that filled their lives. Collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writersâ Program, a Depression-era works project, these are the stories of Norwegian and Swiss immigrants, Native American medicine men and storytellers, and pioneers with memories of the earliest days of settlement in the Old Northwest. In search of stories, legends, songs, and other scraps of traditional knowledge, researchers fanned out across Wisconsin and other states. The resulting handwritten notes, thousands of pages in length, capture history as people remembered it. Blue Men and River Monsters collects the most interesting and noteworthy of these tales, placing them alongside stunning artwork collected by the Federal Art Project in Wisconsin. Peruse these pages and discover a new history of the people and places of the old north.