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In the Seven Mountains legends collected in central Pennsylvania

"A collection of Pennsylvania folklore recorded by Henry W. Shoemaker, originally published in 1913 by the Bright Printing Company. Includes stories from the Seven Mountains, located in Mifflin, Centre, and Juniata Counties"--Provided by publisher.

Main Author: Shoemaker, Henry W., 1880-1958 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press/Metalmark Books, [2013]
Subjects:
Folklore > Pennsylvania.
Legends > Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania > Social life and customs.
Table of Contents:
  • In the seven mountains
  • Dan Treaster's nights
  • The ghost
  • The canoe
  • The Logan brothers
  • Dorman panther
  • The token
  • Pipsisseway's pine
  • Uncle Job
  • Swartzell panther
  • A modern Petrarch
  • On the ledge
  • The indian mound
  • Lynx of Indianville Gap
  • Turned to stone
  • The devil's turnip patch
  • Story of the cannon hole
  • The ghostly lights
  • The old fort
  • An episode of the '65 flood
  • At the gate of the dead.

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