Monumental Lies : Early Nevada Folklore of the Wild West /

"Monumental Lies explores early western folklore complete with its playful embrace of tall tales and exaggeration, a brand of deceit woven into diverse traditions by people placing their mark on the region. Examining a wide variety of sources ranging from private journals, books, newspaper arti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: James, Ronald M. (Ronald Michael), 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2023]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tall tales.
Manners and customs.
Folklore.
American wit and humor.
American wit and humor > Nevada > History and criticism.
Tall tales > Nevada > History and criticism.
Folklore > Nevada.
Nevada.
Nevada > Social life and customs.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Monumental Lies explores early western folklore complete with its playful embrace of tall tales and exaggeration, a brand of deceit woven into diverse traditions by people placing their mark on the region. Examining a wide variety of sources ranging from private journals, books, newspaper articles and archaeological remains, this considers how folklore took root in rocky soil during the nineteenth century and then how modern perspective regards the popularized Wild West"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource.
ISBN:9781647791179

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