| Description |
xii, 140 p. : ill. (some col.) |
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Tall tales, trademarks, and the Great Gatsby : midwestern space defined -- The hoax, the ad, and the frontier: mythological giants arise to fill the vastness of the American West -- Anxiety, nostalgia, and World's Fairs : colossi mark the borders of a modern America -- Frontiers, highways, and miniature golf : the tourist becomes a roadside colossus -- The great American roadside : tourist sculpture in Minnesota -- Postcards, souvenirs, and come-ons : wayside giants sell the American dream -- Scale, patriotism, and fun : crossing the last frontier of fantasy -- Nick Carraway, Paul Bunyan, and Babe, the Blue Ox : why Gatsby is "great |
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Folk art -- United States -- Psychological aspects
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Popular culture -- United States -- Psychological aspects
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Symbolism in art
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Symbolism in folklore -- United States -- Classification
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Folk art -- Minnesota
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| Alt Author |
Harrison, Liz
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White, Bruce
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| ISBN |
0816613028 (hbk.) |
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