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- Title
Monk, Greeley, Ward, and Twain: The Folkloresque of a Western Legend.
- Authors
James, Ronald M.
- Abstract
In 1859, New York journalist Horace Greeley hurried across the Sierra and consequently inspired a popular legend. The narrative celebrated western abilities above eastern arrogance. Artemus Ward, a famous comic writer, published a version of the story, which was eventually read in Congress. Mark Twain took it to another level, adapting the legend for stage and print and providing an early example of what Michael Dylan Foster and Jeffrey Tolbert recently described as 'folkloresque'.
- Subjects
WEST (U.S.); GREELEY, Horace, 1811-1872; TWAIN, Mark, 1835-1910; FOLKLORE in popular culture; WARD, Artemus, 1834-1867
- Publication
Western Folklore, 2017, Vol 76, Issue 3, p293
- ISSN
0043-373X
- Publication type
Article