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Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Legends
ISBN : OXFORD:N10572179
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780785835578
This classic compilation of New England legends and folklore ranges from tales of ghosts and pirates to stories of the early colonies and the American Revolution.
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780760361764
Discover weird and amazing tales about pirates, ghosts and witches in old New England while learning early American history! The rich and wonderful history of early New England isn’t just about pilgrims, the founding of the nation, and the American Revolution. It also includes incredible tales of shipwrecks and pirates, witches and Puritans, old mansions and terrifying ghosts, and dense forests and wind-swept beaches populated by strange and mysterious creatures. This classic collection of the legends and folklore of New England will not only take you back to colonial days, where you will rediscover Plymouth Rock, the courtship of Priscilla by Myles Standish, and Paul Revere’s ride, but will introduce you to exciting and bizarre events long obscured by the mists of time. Meet Molly Pitcher, the fortune-telling hag of Lynn, said to be descended from wizards; Agnes, maid of Marbleton’s Fountainhead Inn and a real-life Cinderella; Captain Teach, better known as the notorious pirate Blackbeard; and the wealthy widow Ann Hibbins, accused of being a witch and hanged from a tree in Boston. If these amazing tales of real-life historical figures aren’t exciting enough, weird old New England was also a paranormal wonderland. Discover the massive sea serpent of Gloucester Bay; the testimony of the man who was chased by the double-headed snake of Newbury; the skeleton in armor pulled from the Fall River said to date to 1000 A.D.; and the terrifying Marblehead legend of the shrieking woman. A classic of its kind, authored by a Civil War veteran who was closer in time to these stories than anyone living today can ever imagine, and illustrated with over 100 evocative period engravings, New England Legends & Folk Lore is a treasury of historical fact and literary flight of fancy.
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1357118481
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Folklore
ISBN : OCLC:702709988
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Legends
ISBN : UIUC:30112046014814
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021665746
From witch trials to haunted houses, New England has a rich history of legends and folklore. This fascinating book collects some of the best and most intriguing stories from the region. Whether you're a history buff or just love a good ghost story, you won't be able to put this book down. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1330067738
Excerpt from A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore: In Prose and Poetry The recovery of many scattered legendary waifs that not only have a really important bearing upon the early history of our country, but that also shed much light upon the spirit of its ancient laws and upon the domestic lives of its people, has seemed to me a laudable undertaking.This purpose has now taken form in the following collection of New-England Legends. As in a majority of instances these tales go far beyond the time when the interior was settled, they naturally cluster about the seaboard; and it would scarcely be overstepping the limit separating exaggeration from truth to say that every league of the New-England coast has its story or its legend. Disowned in an age of scepticism, there was once - and the time is not so far remote - no part of the body politic over which what we now vaguely term the legendary did not exercise the strongest influence; so that, far from being merely a record of amusing fables, these tales, which are largely founded on fact, disclose the secret spring by which society was moved and history made. One looks beneath every mechanical contrivance for the true origin of power. That is to assume that the beliefs of a people are the key to its social and political movements, and that history, taken in its broadest sense, cannot be truly written without having regard to such beliefs. Had the conviction that witches existed not been universal, public sentiment would never have countenanced the executions that took place in New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : SAMUEL ADAMS. DRAKE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033370665
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1314901184
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1016072422
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Charles Godfrey Leland
Publisher : Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885 [c1884]
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Algonquian Indians
ISBN : UOM:39015060799114
Author : Samuel Adams Drake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 187?
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:39298153
Author : Thomas D'Agostino,Arlene Nicholson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614239796
New England's history is marked with witch executions, curses and an untold number of cemeteries hiding mysteries beneath their stones. In this sometimes harsh landscape, the truth is often stranger than fiction. Examine the footprints burned into the ledge of Devil's Foot Rock in Rhode Island. Spend a night at the Kennebunk Inn in Maine, where the mischievous specter of Silas Perkins still resides. Traverse an old dirt road near Sterling, Connecticut, where the Darn Man's frozen body was uncovered in 1863. Authors Thomas D'Agostino and Arlene Nicholson uncover the history behind the region's best-kept secrets and lore. As you flip through these pages of New England's legends, tread lightly--you just might find a story that will follow you home.
Author : Samuel Adams 1833-1905 Drake
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1360996141
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.