The Midwest

Author(s)

• Slade, Joseph W.
• Lee, Judith Yaross
• Ferris, William
• Piper, Paul S.

Bibliographic Information

The Midwest

edited by Joseph W. Slade and Judith Yaross Lee ; foreword by William Ferris, consulting editor ; Paul S. Piper, librarian advisor

（The Greenwood encyclopedia of American regional cultures）

Greenwood Press, 2004

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 547-560) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Notions of Middle America abound within the American mindset, yet often forgotten are the manifold cultural elements found in the American Midwest. One encounters Native American ceremonial mounds as well as landmark creations from the Chicago School of Architecture. Old World European influences and northern border culture have helped shaped language and lore in Minnesota and Michigan's U.P., while the ragtime, jazz, and blues scenes in Missouri testify to the effects of the Great Migration and the Mississippi River. The Midwest—host to the 1893 World's Columbia Exposition and the 1904 World's Fair—encompasses Corn Belt communities, the Dairy State, and the Nation's Food Captial; the haunts of Al Capone and the fantastical Field of Dreams; and the birthplaces of Motown soul, House music, and alt.country, as well as Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. This reference provides a textured examination of the many ways in which the Midwest has served as an undeniable cross-section of American culture. The volume includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on Architecture; Art; Ecology & Environment; Ethnicity; Fashion; Film & Theater; Folklore; Food; Language; Literature; Music; Religion; and Sports & Recreation. Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.

Table of Contents

Foreword by William Ferris Preface Introduction by Joseph W. Slade and Judith Yaross Lee Architecture by Joseph Frey and John E. Hancock Art by Robert Stearns Ecology and Environment by Chris Mayda, Artimus Keiffer, and Joseph W. Slade Ethnicity by Brian W. Beltman Fashion by Joseph W. Slade, Jennifer A. Scott, and Schuyler Cone Film and Theater by Rodney Hill Folklore by Ruth Olson Food by Lucy M. Long Language by Beverly Olson Flanigan Literature by Joseph P. Bernt, Joseph Csicsila, Patrick S. Washburn, and Edward S. Watts Music by Richard D. Wetzel Religion by Brian Wilson Sports and Recreation by Gerald R. Gems Timeline Notes Bibliography Index About the Editors and Contributors

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Details

• NCID: BA70330987
• ISBN:
  • 031332493X
• LCCN: 2004056060
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 584 p.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : F351
  • DC22 : 977/.003
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Middle West -- Civilization -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Middle West -- History -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Middle West -- Social life and customs -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Popular culture -- Middle West -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Regionalism -- Middle West -- Encyclopedias
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA70325783