From Warm Center to Ragged Edge: The Erosion of Midwestern Literary and Historical Regionalism, 1920-1965 PDF
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WARM CENTER FROM RAGGED EDGE TO IOWA AND THE MIDWEST EXPERIENCE Series editor, William B. Friedricks, Iowa History Center at Simpson College J O N K . L A U C K WARM CENTER FROM RAGGED EDGE TO THE EROSION OF MIDWESTERN LITERARY AND HISTORICAL REGIONALISM, 1920–1965 university of iowa press, iowa city University of Iowa Press, Iowa City 52242 library of congress cataloging-in- publication data Copyright © 2017 by the University of Iowa Press Names: Lauck, Jon, 1971– author. www.uipress.uiowa.edu Title: From warm center to ragged edge : the Printed in the United States of America erosion of midwestern literary and historical regionalism, 1920–1965 / Jon K. Lauck. text design by alligator tree graphics Description: Iowa City : University of Iowa No part of this book may be reproduced or Press, 2017. | Series: Iowa and the midwest used in any form or by any means without experience | Includes index. permission in writing from the publisher. All Identifiers: LCCN 2016040307 | reasonable steps have been taken to contact ISBN 978-1-60938-496-8 (pbk) | copyright holders of material used in this book. ISBN 978-1-60938-497-5 (ebk) The publisher would be pleased to make suitable Subjects: LCSH: American literature—Middle arrangements with any whom it has not been West—History and criticism. | Literature and possible to reach. history—Middle West. | Middle West—In The University of Iowa Press is a member of literature. | Middle West—Intellectual life. | Green Press Initiative and is committed to BISAC: HISTORY / United States / State & preserving natural resources. Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI). Printed on acid-free paper Classification: LCC PS273 .L38 2017 | DDC 810.9/977—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc. gov/2016040307 For Jason Duncan, Dave McMahon, and Mark Milosch CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi INTRODUCTION The Promise of Midwestern Regionalism 1 CHAPTER 1 The Myth of the Midwestern “Revolt from the Village” 11 CHAPTER 2 The Failed Revolt Against the Revolt 37 CHAPTER 3 The Decline of Midwestern History 69 CONCLUSION Against Subordination, Toward Revival 101 NOTES 111 INDEX 247 Man is surprised to find that things near are not less beautiful and wondrous than things remote. —Emerson
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