Red, White, and Spooked: The Supernatural in American Culture

by M. Keith Booker

America has always attempted to define itself through a network of invented myths and national narratives. Historically, this national mythmaking has focused on the building of the nation itself as a sort of grand adventure, as in the notion of manifest destiny, or the taming of the western frontier. This project has also naturally led to a focus on individual heroes, often playing the role of savior and redeemer in ways with clear religious resonances:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313357749
• ISBN13: 9780313357749
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"