Popularizing pennsylvania: henry w. shoemaker and the progressive uses of folklore and history
Auteur :
Bronner, Simon J.
Éditeur :
Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN :
9780271014876
Date de publication :
15 avr. 1996
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
513 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A biography of Pennsylvania's folklorist and pioneer of national conservation, Henry Shoemaker (1882-1958). He espoused the Progressivist belief that nature and folk cultures held vital, spiritual powers for a modern age, especially in America, where he sought a mythology to support nationalism.