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Monsters in America

Monsters in America Our Historical Obsession With the Hideous & The Haunting

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Publisher's Synopsis

Salem witches, frontier wilderness beasts, freak show oddities, alien invasions, Freddie Krueger. From her colonial past to the present, the monster in all its various forms has been a staple of American culture. A masterful survey of her grim and often disturbing past, this book uniquely brings together history and culture studies to expose the dark obsessions that have helped create America's national identity.

Book information

ISBN: 9781602584662
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Imprint: Baylor University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 398.20973
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 295
Weight: 414g
Height: 154mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 18mm