Edward McClelland: Folktales and Legends of the Middle West

Friday, July 6, 2018 - 7:00pm

Literati is pleased to welcome journalist Edward McClelland who will be discussing his new book book Folktales and Legends of the Middle West.

About Folktales and Legends of the Middle West:
America's first superheroes lived in the Midwest. There was Nanabozho, the Ojibway man-god who conquered the King of Fish, took control of the North Wind, and inspired Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha. Paul Bunyan, the larger-than-life North Woods lumberjack, created Minnesota's 10,000 lakes with his giant footsteps. More recently, Pittsburgh steelworker Joe Magerac squeezed out rails between his fingers, and Rosie the Riveter churned out the planes that won the world's most terrible war. In Folktales and Legends of the Middle West, Edward McClelland collects these stories and more. Readers will learn the sea shanties of the Great Lakes sailors and the spirituals of the slaves following the North Star across the Ohio River, and be frightened by tales of the Lake Erie Monster and Wisconsin's dangerous Hodag. A history of the region as told through its folklore, music, and legends, this is a book every Midwestern family should own.

Edward McClelland is a journalist. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Columbia Journalism ReviewLos Angeles TimesNew York Times, and Salon. He is the author of How to Speak MidwesternNothin' But Blue Skies and Young Mr. Obama. He lives in Chicago

Event address: 
124 E. Washington St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Books: 
Folktales and Legends of the Middle West By Edward McClelland, David Wilson (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Edward McClelland, David Wilson (Illustrator)
$20.00
ISBN: 9780998018812
Availability: Usually Available in 2-5 Days
Published: Belt Publishing - June 15th, 2018