Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers
Title | Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Mercer Dorson |
Publisher | Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780299227142 |
Remote and rugged, Michigan's Upper Peninsula (fondly known as "the U.P.") has been home to a rich variety of indigenous peoples and Old World immigrants--a heritage deeply embedded in today's "Yooper" culture. Ojibwes, French Canadians, Finns, Cornish, Poles, Italians, Slovenians, and others have all lived here, attracted to the area by its timber, mineral ore, and fishing grounds. Mixing local happenings with supernatural tales and creatively adapting traditional stories to suit changing audiences, the diverse inhabitants of the U.P. have created a wealth of lore populated with tricksters, outlaws, cunning trappers and poachers, eccentric bosses of the mines and lumber camps, "bloodstoppers" gifted with the lifesaving power to stop the flow of blood, "bearwalkers" able to assume the shape of bears, and more. For folklorist Richard M. Dorson, who ventured into the region in the late 1940s, the U.P. was a living laboratory, a storyteller's paradise. Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers, based on his extensive fieldwork in the area, is his richest and most enduring work. This new edition, with a critical introduction and an appendix of additional tales selected by James P. Leary, restores and expands Dorson's classic contribution to American folklore. Engaging and well informed, the book presents and ponders the folk narratives of the region's loggers, miners, lake sailors, trappers, and townsfolk. Unfolding the variously peculiar and raucous tales of the U.P., Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers reveals a vital component of Upper Midwest culture and a fascinating cross-section of American society.
Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers
Title | Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Dorson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 1980 |
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Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers : Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula
Title | Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers : Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Mercer Dorson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1952 |
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Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers, Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula. Richard M. Dorson
Title | Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers, Folk Traditions of the Upper Peninsula. Richard M. Dorson PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Dorson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 1952 |
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Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers
Title | Bloodstoppers and Bearwalkers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Dorson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Folklore |
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Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers
Title | Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Dorson |
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Pages | |
Release | 1980 |
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Yoopernatural Haunts
Title | Yoopernatural Haunts PDF eBook |
Author | Brad Blair |
Publisher | Visionary Living, Inc. |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 2019-06-21 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1942157525 |
Eerie. Exotic. Haunted. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula boasts a wild and mysterious landscape that teems with ghosts from its rugged and colorful history. In earlier times this remote and often inaccessible terrain spawned a world of its own that still lives on in the haunted mists and shadows. Join Michigan’s premier investigators, the Upper Peninsula Paranormal Research Society, as they open their case files to some of the best haunted locales. Most of the team are U.P. natives, fondly known as “Yoopers.” Their stories are packed with history, lore, and detailed descriptions of investigations, plus ample helpings of charm and humor.