The Haunt of Home: A Journey Through America's Heartland
Author:   Zachary Michael Jack
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9781501751790


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Zachary Michael Jack
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781501751790


ISBN 10:   1501751794
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Middle American Gothic and the Haunt of Home Part I: Legacies 1. Life in Sunnier Climes 2. Playing Ball for the Team of the Dead 3. Springtime on the Prairie: A Middle American Gothic Part II: Visitations 4. The Promise of New Blood 5. Pitchforks and Pies 6. The Casket-maker's Son 7. Death by Mail 8. Life and Death in Oz 9. Exhuming the Regionalist Body 10. Dredge: A Middle American Gothic Part III: Resurrections 11. Ghost Players 12. Cornfield Cathedrals 13. Dovesong: A Middle American Dirge Afterword: Life after Death

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Scholars and readers interested in regional culture will benefit from the text, as will those who are studying contemporary entries into American gothic nonfiction. Recommended for classrooms in creative writing, sociology, anthropology, and American studies. * Choice *


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Zachary Michael Jack is an award-winning author of many books, including, most recently Country Views and Wish You Were Here. Jack is Professor of English at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, a seventh-generation Iowan, and a member of the board of directors for the Midwestern History Association.

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