Myths of the Rune Stone : Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America /
"What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held tremendous power in one corner of Minnesota, helping to define both a community's and a state's identity for decades. In 1898, a...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2015.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: A Holy Mission to Minnesota
- 1. Westward from Vinland : An Immigrant Saga by Hjalmar Holand
- 2. Knutson's Last Stand : Fabricating the First White Martyrs of the American West
- 3. In Defense of Main Street : The Kensington Rune Stone as a Midwestern Plymouth Rock
- 4. Our Lady of the Runestone and America's Baptism with Catholic Blood
- 5. Immortal Rock : Cold War Religion, Centennials, and the Return of the Skraelings
- Conclusion: The Enduring Legacy of American Viking Myths.