Janet Hunter recently referred to Ablion's Seed as "much maligned." I am new to the list, but have enjoyed the book, and referred others to it. As a folklorist, I have had my own problems with some of Fisher's broad generalizing about culture (he uses folklife and folk culture without referencing any 20th century scholarly folklore theory or practice, like he's discovered "folkways" as a concept all on his own), but otherwise think he's developed some wonderful insights on American regional culture. I found his work particularly helpful when I was doing cultural survey work on the Delmarva Peninsula for the Mid Atlantic Arts Federation a few years ago. Really helped put the culture of the Tidewater and the Chesapeake into perspective for me, especially as contrasted to the Piedmont and the Blue Ridge regions, where I'd done alot of work before that. I looked back in the archives of the VAHIST list and could find no maligning of Albion's Seed. Maybe historians have had more to say about the book than folklorists. Can you cite any critical reviews? D. -- Douglas Day, M.A., Ph.D. Executive Director Albemarle County Historical Society The McIntire Building 200 Second Street, NE Charlottesville, Va. 22902-5245 434.296.1492 fax 434.296-4576 <avenue.org/achs> <albemarlehistory.org> <charlottesvillehistory.org> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html