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Jack, Zachary Michael, 1973-

The haunt of home : a journey through America's heartland / Zachary Michael Jack. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

"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"--

ISBN: 9781501751813 electronic book 1501751816 electronic book 9781501751806 electronic book 1501751808 electronic book paperback

Source: 22573/ctvw0cb07 JSTOR

LCCN: 2020002992

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Place (Philosophy)
Fate and fatalism.
Lieu (Philosophie)
Destin et fatalisme.
LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance.
Place (Philosophy)
Fate and fatalism.
Literature.
Manners and customs.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Middle West--Biography--Anecdotes.
Middle West--Social life and customs.
Middle West--In literature.
Midwest (États-Unis)--Biographies--Anecdotes.
Midwest (États-Unis)--Mœurs et coutumes.
Midwest (États-Unis)--Dans la littérature.
Middle West.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Anecdotes.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: F351 / .J33 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 977