Yankee moderns: folk regional identity in the Sawmill Valley of western Massachusetts, 1890-1920

Introduction. Rivers and Tributaries: An American Folk Region xiv

1. Back Up on Brushy: Place-related Legends and Anecdotes of Sawmill Valley Hills 2

2. "In Those Days You Never Made Any Money": Subsistence Farming and Regional Identity 30

3. Self-reliance and Ambivalence: Life and Lore in the Lumbering Industries 66

4. Life in "Sweet Auburn": Village (Self-)Consciousness in the Sawmill Valley 92

5. Question: What Happened to Regional Identity in the Sawmill Valley? Answer: The Village Coop, among Other Things 132.