Author: Charles Morrow WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Backwoods America
Author: Charles Morrow WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture
Author: B. MurphyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137353724
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture argues that complex and often negative initial responses of early European settlers continue to influence American horror and gothic narratives to this day. The book undertakes a detailed analysis of key literary and filmic texts situated within consideration of specific contexts.
The American Backwoods Frontier
Author: Terry G. JordanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
The Western Wilds of America
Author: John ReganBackwoods Utopias
Author: Arthur BestorPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512809640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The new society that the world awaited might yet be born in the humble guise of a backwoods village. This was the belief shared by the many groups which moved into the American frontier to create experimental communities—communities which they hoped would be models for revolutionary changes in religion, politics, economics, and education in American society. For, as James Madison wrote, the American Republic was "useful in proving things before held impossible." The communitarian ideal had its roots in the radical Protestant sects of the Reformation. Arthur Bestor shows the connection between the "holy commonwealths" of the colonial period and the nonsectarian experiments of the nineteenth century. He examines in particular detail Robert Owen's ideals and problems in creating New Harmony. Two essays have been added to this volume for the second edition. In these, "Patent-Office Models of the Good Society" and "The Transit of Communitarian Socialism to America," Bestor discusses the effects of the frontier and of the migration of European ideas and people on these communities. He holds that the communitarians could believe in the possibility of nonviolent revolution through imitation of a small perfect society only as long as they saw American institutions as flexible. By the end of the nineteenth century, as American society became less plastic, belief in the power of successful models weakened.
Almost Heaven
Author: Martin FletcherPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0349139997
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
After seven years as Washington correspondent of THE TIMES, Martin Fletcher set off to explore the great American 'boondocks' - the raw and untamed land that exists far from the famous cities and national parks. His extraordinary journey takes him to places no tourist would ever visit, to amazing communities outsiders have never heard of, to the quintessential America. He encounters snake-handlers, moonshiners, creationists, outlaws, polygamists, white supremacists and communities preparing for Armageddon. He goes bear hunting in West Virginia, fur trapping in Louisiana, diamond digging in Arkansas and gold prospecting in Nevada. From the eccentric but friendly to the frankly unhinged, the inhabitants of backwater America and their preoccupations, prejudices and traditions are brought vividly to life. 'Fletcher is not only capable of excellent penmanship, but is also able to view the country and its people as both outsider and insider, and does so without being judgmental. I found his warm and subtly humorous style very appealing, and I highly recommend this book' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Backwoods America ... With Illustrations by Bayard Wootten. (Second Printing.).
Author: Charles Morrow WILSONPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Backwoods America. With Illus. by Bayard Wootten
Author: Charles Morrow WilsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appalachians (People)
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The Western Wilds of America; Or, Backwoods and Prairies
Author: John ReganPublisher:
ISBN: 9780371085813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the original versions are generally quite old, there may occasionally be certain imperfections within these reproductions. We're happy to make these classics available again for future generations to enjoy!
Author: John Regan