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100 1 _aShoemaker, Henry W.
_q(Henry Wharton),
_d1880-1958
245 1 0 _aAllegheny Episodes :
_bFolk Lore and Legends Collected in Northern and Western Pennsylvania
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aVol XI. Pennsylvania Folk Lore Series
500 _aRelease date is 2017-11-30
508 _aProduced by KD Weeks, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Allegheny Episodes" by Henry W. Shoemaker is a collection of folk lore and legends gathered from Northern and Western Pennsylvania, written in the early 20th century. The volume aims to preserve the oral traditions of the Pennsylvania Mountains, highlighting the tales and characters that shaped the region's cultural landscape. The opening of the book sets the tone for the narratives to follow by presenting a foreword and introduction that underscores the significance of folklore as a repository of collective wisdom and life insights. It explains that the stories aim to intertwine the experiences of Native Americans and European settlers within the region's mythos. The first tale, "Tulliallan," introduces John Penn, a young man caught in a conflict between familial expectations and his love for a tradesman's daughter, Maria Cox. Their story of love leads to rebellion against his family and a series of dramatic events that showcase the tension between societal status and personal desires. This early chapter hints at the complex interactions between personal history and broader regional narratives that define the Allegheny experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLegends -- Pennsylvania
830 0 _aVol XI. Pennsylvania Folk Lore Series
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56094
999 _c96925
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