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Wisconsin folklore
James P Leary-
Frontmatter
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Illustrations (page xi)
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Preface (page xv)
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Introduction: On Wisconsin Folklore (page 3)
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Part One. Terms and Talk
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1. The Significance of Manitowoc (E. P. Wheeler, page 33)
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2. Names in the Welsh Settlement (Charles T. Roberts, page 36)
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3. German Nicknames of Places in Early Dodge County (C. H. Bachhuber, page 40)
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4. Deutsche Sprichwörter: German Sayings in Milwaukee (Louis Pierron, page 42)
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5. Milwaukee Talk (The Grenadiers, page 49)
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6. Ten Thousand Swedes: Reflections on a Folklore Motif (Peter Munch, page 62)
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7. Characters on the Chippewa Waters (Gregg Montgomery, page 72)
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8. The Brewing Industry (Charles Brown, page 80)
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9. Apple-Picking Terms from Wisconsin (Frederic G. Cassidy, page 85)
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10. Farm Talk from Marathon County (Roger Mitchell, page 89)
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11. Application to Live in Northern Wisconsin (North of Highway 29) (Anonymous, page 106)
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Part Two. Storytelling
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12. Turtle Getting Credit (A Tale) (Paul Radin, page 113)
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13. Ojibwe Stories from Northern Wisconsin (page 122)
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14. Legends of Paul Bunyan, Lumberjack (K. Bernice Stewart and Homer A. Watt, page 139)
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15. Ghost Stories (As Told by Old Settlers) (Thor Helgeson, page 149)
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16. Gamroth the Strong (Harriet Pawlowska, page 159)
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17. George Russell: The Repertoire and Personality of a North Country Storyteller (James P. Leary, page 163)
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18. Finnish Folktales (Walter Jackola, page 176)
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19. Woods and Waters
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Part Three. Music, Song, and Dance
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20. Menomini Indian Dance Songs in a Changing Culture (Gertrude P. Kurath, page 191)
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21. The Wanigan Song Book (Isabel J. Ebert, page 200)
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22. Kentucky Folksong in Northern Wisconsin (Asher E. Treat, page 219)
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23. "The Light Fantastic" in the Central West: Country Dances of Many Nationalities in Wisconsin (Wardon Alan Curtis, page 251)
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24. Hoppwaltzes and Homebrew: Traditional Norwegian American Music from Wisconsin (Philip Martin, page 259)
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25. Polka Music in a Polka State (James P. Leary, page 268)
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26. Black Gospel Music in Milwaukee (Peter Roller, page 284)
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27. Joua Bee Xiong, Hmong Musician (James P. Leary, page 292)
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Part Four. Beliefs and Customs
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28. John Mink, Ojibwe Informant (Joseph B. Casagrande, page 307)
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29. Faith and Magic (page 323)
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30. The "Plaster Doctor" of Somerset (James Taylor Dunn, page 331)
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31. "Jecz Cha Nacha!": You Are Invited to a Polish Wedding in Wisconsin (Rena J. Grubb, page 339)
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32. The Wisconsin Oneida Wake (Robert Ritzenthaler, page 343)
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33. Julebukk (page 346)
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34. The Yuba, Wisconsin, Masopust Festival (Thomas E. Barden, page 352)
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35. Dyngus (Anne Pellowski, page 356)
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36. Belgians Bring Along Their Customs (Math S. Tlachac, page 362)
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37. The Swiss Colony at New Glarus (John Luchsinger, page 367)
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38. Wood Customs (page 371)
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39. Wisconsin Tavern Amusements (James P. Leary, page 377)
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Part Five. Material Traditions and Folklife
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40. Wisconsin Indian Drums and Their Uses (Jordyce A. Kuhm, page 389)
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41. Alex Maulson, Winter Spearer (James P. Leary, page 396)
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42. Work at Rest (Janet C. Gilmore, page 407)
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43. Meet a Wooden Shoe Hewer (Gladys Fossum, page 432)
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44. Feast of Folklore: The St. James Churck Pork Hocks and Sauerkraut Supper (Terese Allen, page 435)
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45. Shrines and Crosses in Rural Central Wisconsin (Dennis L. Kolinski, page 445)
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46. "We Made 'Em to Fit Our Purpose": The Northern Lake Michigan Fishing Skiff Tradition (Janet C. Gilmore, page 457)
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47. Tobacco Growing in Southwestern Wisconsin: Ethnicity in a Traditional Labor Practice (Thomas E. Barden, page 476)
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48. The Pickle Factory (Michael Clark, page 486)
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Further Reading: A Selected List (page 497)
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Further Listening and Viewing: A Selected List (page 522)
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Index (page 526)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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WF | 60.4 (Autumn 2001): 331-332 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1500417 |
JAF | 114.451 (Winter 2001): 93-95 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3592391 |
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Published: c1998
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
- 9780299160340 (paper)
- 9780299160302 (hardcover)
- 9780299160333 (ebook)