Böcker av Henry W Shoemaker

Henry Shoemaker compiled these legendary tales set in the Juniata Valley of central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker's tales recall the transition of the landscape from forest to industrial logging and the decline of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals.Old DanThe Rede The Snow Image The Shadow Man The Wolf Tribe Candlemas The Warlock Shaney John The Hart's Horn Nita-Nee The Original Lost Creek Valley The Old Tree The Girl and the Panther The Standing StoneWarrior's Ridge Warrior's Mark Wild Ducks A Story of Black Jack Tom Fausett Aaron Hall Hallowe'enAll Souls' Night Merithew Green GapThe Rob Roy

Henry Shoemaker compiled these folk tales set in the Black Forest of north-central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker's stories recall the decline of big game in the region and the exit of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals.John Decker's Elk: A Black Forest SouvenirWhy the Senecas Would Not Eat Trout: A Story of the Coudersport PikeYoung Woman's Creek: The Story of a Mountain StreamConquering Fate: A Story of the Panther CavesIn the Rafters: A Tale of the Mountaineers' ConscienceThe Winter of the Wolves: A Story of Windfall RunThe Three Rivers: A Legend of Potter CountyA Story of Regina: Another Fragment of the Popular LegendThe Death Shout: A Story of the SenecasThe Healing Spring: A Story of Quinn's RunThe Hunter's Daughter: A Story of Lewis' RunThe Moment the Lights Were Lit: A Romance of the MountainsHugh Mitcheltree: A Story of the Genesee ForkGeorge Shover's Panther: A Story of Little Miller RunThe Tramper: The Story of a Famous Lost BoyLittle Red Riding Hood: Story of the Packet-Boat WolfThe Cursed Woods: A Legend of One of Nature's BlightsThe Screaming Skull: A Ghost Story of the Pike

Henry Shoemaker compiled these legendary tales set in the Endless Mountains of western and central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker's tales recall the transition of the landscape from forest to industrial logging and the decline of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals.Teedyuscung's FaceThe Man Who Loved a FairyIn the FoothillsKilly, Killy, KillyEleveSpiritually DeadOne Hour of HappinessThe Play GirlA Frontiersman's DiaryThe EscapeThe Water WitchThe Lonely GhostThe Horse-BeaterQueen ElizabethThe Headless ManHis Rival's GhostCanoe PlaceGolden Hour in the CampThe WeathervanesElphe SodenThe White Deer