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Wisconsin folklore

James P Leary c1998 © University of Wisconsin Press
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ISBN(s)
  • 9780299160340 (paper)
  • 9780299160302 (hardcover)
  • 9780299160333 (ebook)
Subject
  • Folklore
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  • Table of Contents

  • Reviews

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