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Popularizing Pennsylvania: Henry W. Shoemaker and the Progressive Uses of Folklore and History
Bronner, Simon J. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Popularizing Pennsylvania: Henry W. Shoemaker and the Progressive Uses of Folklore and History
Bronner, Simon J. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
A biography of Pennsylvania's folklorist and pioneer of national conservation, Henry Shoemaker (1882-1958). He espoused the Progressivist belief that nature and folk cultures held vital, spiritual powers for a modern age, especially in America, where he sought a mythology to support nationalism.
302 pages, 35 Halftones, black and white
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 15, 1996 |
ISBN13 | 9780271014876 |
Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
Pages | 302 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 21 mm · 513 g |
Language | English |