Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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The rugged hillscapes of Pennsylvania have for centuries been fertile ground for legends and folk tales; this collection features many of the finest stories of the region. Some of the yarns date back to a time before white European settlers arrived in the area; repeated and shared over many generations, their narratives often employ nature and natural phenomena as both setting and plot device; mountain ranges, ponds and lakes, dense woodlands. The appearance of ghosts or spirits is melded with the reality of life; living in the lap of nature was no easy business, with Native Americans and settlers alike fending with the weather and wilderness dangers. The author casts himself as a mere compiler of various legends that have circulated in Pennsylvania for countless years. Pursuing accuracy and honesty rather than literary convention, the stories are transcribed as closely as possible to versions passed down in the oral tradition. Writing in the early 20th century, Henry Shoemaker's personal view is that the tales defy convention; many lack the traditional happy conclusions and end on a gloomy or spooky note. Nevertheless, their value - both as historic recollection of a Pennsylvania long-departed, and as folk literature - stands undoubted.
Author: Henry W Shoemaker
Publisher: Catamount Press
ISBN: 9781620068342
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Henry Shoemaker compiled these legendary tales set in the Endless Mountains of western and central Pennsylvania. This collection has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals.
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Author: Terry Ann Mood-Leopold
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1576076210
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 497
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An easy-to-use guide to American regional folklore with advice on conducting research, regional essays, and a selective annotated bibliography. American Regional Folklore begins with a chapter on library research, including how to locate a library suitable for folklore research, how to understand a library's resources, and how to construct a research strategy. Mood also gives excellent advice on researching beyond the library: locating and using community resources like historical societies, museums, fairs and festivals, storytelling groups, local colleges, newspapers and magazines, and individuals with knowledge of the field. The rest of the book is divided into eight sections, each one highlighting a separate region (the Northeast, the South and Southern Highlands, the Midwest, the Southwest, the West, the Northwest, Alaska, and Hawaii). Each regional section contains a useful overview essay, written by an expert on the folklore of that particular region, followed by a selective, annotated bibliography of books and a directory of related resources.
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Metalmark
ISBN: 9780271062136
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Simon J. Bronner
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271042213
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Today his memory lives on in the legends he helped promote, such as that of the Indian princess "Nita-nee," for whom Central Pennsylvania's Nittany Mountain is supposedly named, and his instrumental role in creating Pennsylvania's noted system of parks and forests and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Metalmark
ISBN: 9780271052397
Category : Juniata River Valley (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Reprint of a 1916 collection of Pennsylvania folklore. Includes twenty-six legends set in Central Pennsylvania and the Juniata Valley.
Author: Pennsylvania State Library and Museum (Harrisburg)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Author: Pennsylvania State Library
Publisher:
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Includes catalogs of accessions and special bibliographical supplements.
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ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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