South Central Pennsylvania Legends & Lore

by David J. Puglia

Book Overview

Powwow practitioners of York County, the headless ghost of a murdered girl that roams the back roads of Schuylkill County and the Hummelstown Hermit who still lingers in Indian Echo Caverns--these tales are all part of the lore of South Central Pennsylvania. Such legends offer a fuller history of the region, from the folkways of the Pennsylvania Dutch to the stories of the rocky relations between German and English settlers and local tribes. Folklorist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609494539
• ISBN13: 9781609494537
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"