{"product_id":"the-haunt-of-home-a-journey-through-americas-heartland-paperback-softback-9781501751790","title":"The Haunt of Home; A Journey Through America's Heartland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501751790","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Haunt of Home\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Journey Through America's Heartland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eZachary Michael Jack (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501751790\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w halftone - 1 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars and readers interested in regional culture will benefit from the text, as will those who are studying contemporary entries into American gothic nonfiction. Recommended for classrooms in creative writing, sociology, anthropology, and American studies.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to deeply love a home place that haunts us still?\u003c\/b\u003e From Mark Twain to Grant Wood to Garrison Keillor, regionalists from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age have explored the American Gothic and the homegrown fatalism that flourish in many of the nation's most far-flung and forgotten places. \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Home\u003c\/i\u003e introduces us to a cast of real-life Midwestern characters grappling with the Gothic in their own lives, from promising young professionals debating the perennial \"Should I stay or should I go\" dilemma, to recent émigrés and entrepreneurs seeking personal reinvention, to faithful boosters determined to keep their communities alive despite the odds. In \u003ci\u003eThe Haunt of Home\u003c\/i\u003e Zachary Michael Jack considers the many ways a region's abiding spirit shapes the ethos of a land and its people, offering portraits of others who, like himself, are determined to live out the unique promise and predicament of the Gothic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Middle American Gothic and the Haunt of Home\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart I: Legacies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e1. Life in Sunnier Climes\u003cbr\u003e 2. Playing Ball for the Team of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e 3. Springtime on the Prairie: A Middle American Gothic\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II: Visitations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e4. The Promise of New Blood\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pitchforks and Pies\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Casket-maker's Son\u003cbr\u003e 7. Death by Mail\u003cbr\u003e 8. Life and Death in Oz\u003cbr\u003e 9. Exhuming the Regionalist Body\u003cbr\u003e 10. Dredge: A Middle American Gothic\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III: Resurrections\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e11. Ghost Players\u003cbr\u003e 12. Cornfield Cathedrals\u003cbr\u003e 13. Dovesong: A Middle American Dirge\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: Life after Death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607800049944,"sku":"9781501751790","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-haunt-of-home-a-journey-through-americas-heartland-paperback-softback-9781501751790","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}