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Community media representations of place and identity at Tug Fest : reconstructing the Mississippi River / Michael O. Johnston.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, Michael O., 1985- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great River Tug Festival (Ill. and Iowa).
- Tug of war (Game)--Social aspects--Mississippi River Region.
- Tug of war (Game).
- Tug of war (Game)--Social aspects--Middle West.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Mississippi River Region.
- Tourism.
- Tourism--Social aspects--Middle West.
- Local mass media--Mississippi River Region.
- Local mass media.
- Local mass media--Middle West.
- Mississippi River Region--Social life and customs.
- Mississippi River Region.
- Middle West--Social life and customs.
- Middle West.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 111 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
- Contents:
- Introduction: The birth of a tug fest
- The making of place and identity in the Midwest
- Kiddy tug, farm boys, and beefy women : identity and body politics
- Hands covered in resin : party tourism or sport tourism
- The tides that bind and unravel : the social construction of environment
- More than just a map dot : globalization and tourism
- Conclusion: The Mississippi River all but lost its wild
- Afterword: Tug tied.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 23, 2022).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Johnston, Michael O., 1985- Community media representations of place and identity at Tug Fest
- ISBN:
- 9781666908787
- 1666908789
- Publisher Number:
- 40031317234
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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