So Ole Says to Lena Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest

Name: So Ole Says to Lena Folk Humor of the Upper Midwest
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ISBN: 9780299173746

ISBN-10: 0299173747

ISBN-13: 9780299173746

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: James P. Leary, W. K. McNeal

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In the land of beer, cheese, and muskies—where the polka is danced and winter is unending and where Lutherans and Catholics predominate—everybody is ethnic, the politics are clean, and the humor is plentiful. This collection includes jokes, humorous anecdotes, and tall tales from ethnic groups (Woodland Indians, French, Cornish, Germans, Irish, Scandinavians, Finns, and Poles) and working folk (loggers, miners, farmers, townsfolk, hunters, and fishers). Dig into the rich cultural context supplied by the notes and photographs, or just laugh at the hundreds of jokes gathered at small-town cafes, farm tables, job sites, and church suppers. This second edition includes an afterword and indexes…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date: 8/9/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Yah, Hey!


The Indians


The French


The Cornish


The Germans


The Irish


The Scandinavians


The Finns


The Poles


Other Ethnics


The Loggers


The Miners


The Farmers


The Townsfolk


Hunters and Fishers


Some of the Joke Tellers


Collection Notes


Bibliography


Index of Tellers


Index of Places Where Material Was Collected


Index of Motifs


Index of Tale Types


Afterword