Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania

Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9781625842640
ISBN-13 : 1625842643
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Download or read book Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania written by Thomas White and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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