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Dreamworlds of Alabama /

Wisteria draped on a soldiers coffin, sent home to Alabama from a Virginia battlefield. The oldest standing house in the county, painted gray and flanked by a pecan orchard. A black steel fence tool, now perched atop a pile of books like a prehistoric bird of prey. In Dreamworlds of Alabama, Allen S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shelton, Allen (Allen C.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Wisteria draped on a soldiers coffin, sent home to Alabama from a Virginia battlefield. The oldest standing house in the county, painted gray and flanked by a pecan orchard. A black steel fence tool, now perched atop a pile of books like a prehistoric bird of prey. In Dreamworlds of Alabama, Allen Shelton explores physical, historical, and social landscapes of northeastern Alabama. His homeplace near the Appalachian foothills provides the setting for a rich examination of cultural practices, a place where the language of place and things resonates with as much vitality and emotional urgency a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxv, 197 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-194).
ISBN:9780816653881
0816653887