New England: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures

by Michael Sletcher

Overview

The New England states are home to many long and proud cultural traditions, including the practices of indigenous Northeast tribes, the legacy of Puritan settlers, the Portuguese coastal communities, Maine's Acadian population, and many other spheres of influence. The historical paintings of John Trumbull, the Cape Cod house, the locally set work of John Irving and Stephen King, Celtic and French-Canadian music, lobstermen and maple syrup culture, the Southy accent and the Curse of the Bambino—all these things and countless more have contributed to region's identity. Thirteen topical essays from leading scholars provide a detailed and fascinating overview of the cultures of New England. States include Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on Architecture; Art; Ecology & Environment; Ethnicity; Fashion; Film & Theater; Folklore; Food; Language; Literature; Music; Religion; and Sports & Recreation. Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313327537
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2004
Series:	The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

MICHAEL SLETCHER hold a Ph.D. in history from the University of Cambridge, where he has taught colonial American history. He is Assistant Editor of the Benjamin Frankin Papers at Yale University and has published articles on colonial America and early modern Britain.

Table of Contents

Foreword by William Ferris
Preface
Introduction by Michael Sletcher
Architecture by Blanche Linden
Art by Herbert R. Hartel Jr., with Michael Sletcher
Environment and Ecology by Lisa Krissoff Boehm
Ethnicity by Enrique Morales-Diaz and Gabriel Aquino, with Michael Sletcher
Fashion by Linda Welters
Film and Theater by Bruce F. Murphy
Folklore by Michael Hoberman
Food by Robert F. Moss
Language by Bruce F. Murphy
Literature by Luca Prono
Music by Barry Marshall and Suzanne Cope
Religion by Jeremy Bonner and Anthony George
Sports and Recreation by Martin J. Manning
Timeline
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors