The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings
Jan Harold Brunvand explores the vanishing hitchhiker and other American urban legends, examining how these stories circulate and what their persistence may reveal about cultural beliefs, shared anxieties, and everyday life. An engaging introduction to the meanings behind a familiar tradition of modern folklore.
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The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban Legends and Their Meanings examines one of America’s best-known urban legends and the broader tradition of stories surrounding it.
Jan Harold Brunvand considers how urban legends circulate, persist, and acquire meaning within American culture.
The book offers an accessible exploration of folklore, belief, and the recurring stories people tell about modern life.
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