The Midwest: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031332493X
• ISBN13: 9780313324932
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"