A MESS O' MIDWEST READING - 1 of 6
Midwest Reading I’ve been trying to develop my knowledge of the Midwest and trying to capture the different categories of my reading on the topic. 1. Midwest in general 2. a. Ohio history (my home state) b. Ohio memoir 3. Michigan (my paternal state) 4. Great Lakes 5. Leelenau County, Michigan 6. Native Americans I've written blogs on several of these topics before but adding to them here with more books read. Here's the first of six posts on the different areas. Midwest Generally How to Speak Midwestern ( Edward McClelland , 2016) A light-hearted linguistic study of Midwestern speech patterns, accents, and vocabulary. McClelland explains how regional dialects—from Chicago to the Great Lakes to the Plains—developed, while also examining the cultural identity reflected in Midwestern speech. Land of Promise ( Walter Havighurst , 1946) A sweeping narrative history of the Midwest, started from the Northwest Or...