Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania

Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2009-06-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1625842643

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Thomas White spins a beguiling yarn with tales that reach from the misty hollows of the Alleghenies to the lost islands of Pittsburgh. Oppaymolleah's Curse. General Braddock's buried gold. The original man of steel, Joe Magarac. Such legends have found a home among the rich folklore of Western Pennsylvania. White invites readers to learn the truth behind the urban legend of the Green Man, speculate on the conspiracy surrounding the lost B-25 bomber of Monongahela and shiver over the ghostly lore of Western Pennsylvania.

Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania

Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2014-07-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625850263

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Local legends and paranormal mysteries of Pennsylvania—photos included. Strange creatures and tales of the supernatural thrive in Pennsylvania, from ghostly children who linger by their graves to werewolves that ambush nighttime travelers. Passed down over generations, Keystone State legends and lore provide both thrilling stories and dire warnings. Phantom trains chug down the now removed rails of the P&LE Railroad line on the Great Allegheny Passage. A wild ape boy is said to roam the Chester swamps, while the weeping Squonk wanders the hemlock-shrouded hills of central Pennsylvania, lamenting his hideousness. On dark nights, the ghosts of Betty Knox and her Union soldier beau still search for each other at Dunbar Creek. Join Thomas White and company as they go in search of the truth behind the legends of supernatural Pennsylvania.

Allegheny Episodes

Allegheny Episodes
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1922
Genre: Legends
ISBN:

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Witch of the Monongahela, The: Folk Magic in Early Western Pennsylvania

Witch of the Monongahela, The: Folk Magic in Early Western Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467145157

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In the ancient hills and misty hollows of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, generations of locals have passed down stories of a woman with mysterious magical powers. People came from near and far to seek healing and protection through her strange rituals. Some even believed she could fly. Named Moll Derry and nicknamed the Witch of the Monongahela, her legend has been documented by writers and folklorists for more than two hundred years. She is intertwined in many regional tales, such as the Lost Children of the Alleghenies and Polly Williams and the White Rocks. Author Thomas White separates fact from fiction in the many versions of Moll Derry and recounts Western Pennsylvania's folk magic history along the way.

Allegheny Episodes

Allegheny Episodes
Author: Henry W. Shoemaker
Publisher: Metalmark Books
Total Pages: 380
Release: 1922-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780271030005

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The Penn State University Press is pleased to introduce Metalmark Books, a joint imprint of the Press and the University Libraries at Penn State. Books published under this imprint are selected from the collections of the University Libraries. They may be viewed online or ordered as print-on-demand paperbacks. Initially, books published under the Metalmark imprint will be chosen from the Libraries extensive Pennsylvania holdings. Over time, the scope will broaden to include other significant out-of-print titles. These five Metalmark reprints preserve and make available once again some of the early writing of folklorist Henry W. Shomaker. He authored hundreds of pamphlets and books on nature, history, and folklore. He was publisher of several influential newspapers in Pennsylvania, including the Altoona Tribune and the Reading Eagle. He became the first state folklorist in America, one of the first chairs of the Pennsylvania Historical Commission, and an influential member of the State Forest Commission and the State Geographic Board.

Allegheny Episodes; Folk Lore and Legends Collected in Northern and Western Pennsylvania

Allegheny Episodes; Folk Lore and Legends Collected in Northern and Western Pennsylvania
Author: Henry W B 1880 Shoemaker
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2018-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9780344558498

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Witches of Pennsylvania

Witches of Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2010-12-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1625845871

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A folklorist chronicles the history and lore of witchcraft in the Keystone State from William Penn’s 17th century witch trial to 20th century occultism. As English and German settlers migrated to Pennsylvania, they brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World—sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 1802, for example, an Allegheny County judge helped an accused witch escape an angry mob. But Susan Mummey was not so fortunate. In 1934, she was killed in her home by a young Schuylkill County man who was convinced that she had cursed him. In other regions of the state, views on folk magic were more complex. While hex doctors were feared in the Pennsylvania German tradition, powwowers were and are revered for their abilities to heal, lift curses and find lost objects. In this revealing study, author Thomas White traces the undercurrent of witchcraft and occultism through centuries of Pennsylvania history.

Allegheny Episodes

Allegheny Episodes
Author: Henry Wharton Shoemaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019-07-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789353448479

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Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania

Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: American Legends
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781626194984

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Strange creatures and tales of the supernatural thrive in Pennsylvania, from ghostly children who linger by their graves to werewolves that ambush nighttime travelers. Passed down over generations, Keystone State legends and lore provide both thrilling stories and dire warnings. Phantom trains chug down the now removed rails of the P&LE Railroad line on the Great Allegheny Passage. A wild ape boy is said to roam the Chester swamps, while the weeping Squonk wanders the hemlock-shrouded hills of central Pennsylvania, lamenting his hideousness. On dark nights, the ghosts of Betty Knox and her Union soldier beau still search for each other at Dunbar Creek. Join Thomas White and company as they go in search of the truth behind the legends of supernatural Pennsylvania.

Allegheny Episodes

Allegheny Episodes
Author: Henry Wharton Shoemaker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2018-03-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9783337464578

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