Baseball, barns, and bluegrass : a geography of American folklife / edited by George O. Carney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carney, George O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folklore--United States.

Folklore.

United States.

United States--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Baseball, barns & bluegrass

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [1998]

Summary:

This text reader brings together the work of notable cultural geographers and folklife scholars to provide a clear and engaging overview of American folklife. Defining folklife as the traditional shared culture of familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, and regional groups, this anthology strikes a balance between material and nonmaterial culture. Carney has chosen essays that explore intangibles such as religion, music, and sports as well as physical traits such as food and architecture in a way that brings traditional culture to life. 0847686094 Theodore J. Lowi and Joseph Romance debate the promises and pitfalls of the two-party system by outlining the history, evolution, and current status of this perennial debate. Supplemented by a collection of primary documents covering the entire history of the controversy, this book will be indispensable for American government, political parties, elections, and political science courses.

Contents:

Introduction: A Geography of American Folklife / George O. Carney 1

Part I Folk Architecture

1. The Appalachian Log Cabin / Henry H. Glassie 19

2. Hispano Gristmills in New Mexico / Charles F. Gritzner 29

3. The New England Connecting Barn / Wilbur Zelinsky 43

4. Mormon Central-Hall Houses in the American West / Richard V. Francaviglia 56

5. The Mountain Horse Barn: A Case of Western Innovation / Jon T. Kilpinen 65

6. Sod Construction on the Great Plains / Roger L. Welsch 72

Part II Folk Food and Drink

7. Hog Meat and Cornpone: Food Habits in the Antebellum South / Sam Hilliard 79

8. Geophagy in a Mississippi County / Donald E. Vermeer, Dennis A. Frate 102

9. "Mountain Moonshining" in East Tennessee / Loyal Durand, Jr. 120

Part III Folk Music

10. The Cajun Accordion / Malcolm L. Comeaux 131

11. Western North Carolina: Culture Hearth of Bluegrass Music / George O. Carney 139

Part IV Folk Sports and Games

12. American Foxhunting: Landscape Ensemble and Gratification / Karl B. Raitz 157

13. Cockfighting in the Piney Woods: Gameness in the New South / Fred Hawley 172

14. Cow Pasture Baseball: Images of a Folk Sport Place / George O. Carney 181

Part V Folk Religion and Cemeteries

15. The Amish and Their Land / Maurice A. Mook, John A. Hostetler 195

16. The Traditional Upland South Cemetery / Donald G. Jeane 211

17. Modern Navajo Cemeteries / Stephen C. Jett 218

Part VI Folk Medicine

18. Plants in the Folk Medicine of the Texas-Mexico Borderlands / Clarissa T. Kimber 235

19. Root Digging in the Appalachians: The Geography of Botanical Drugs / Edward T. Price 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-276) and index.

ISBN:

0847686000

0847686019

OCLC:

37830064