Legends Of New England
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Author | : Diana Ross McCain |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2009-08-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0762756144 |
Mysteries and Legends of New England explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the region’s history—evenly divided between the New England States (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island).
Author | : Charles Godfrey Leland |
Publisher | : Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1885 [c1884] |
Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Algonquian Indians |
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Author | : Thomas D'Agostino |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2013-07-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614239797 |
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 | : Joseph A. Citro |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2018-08-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493032216 |
New Englanders are always cursing. But a colorful profanity uttered by some stero-typically taciturn old Yankee is usually more humorous than menacing. Yet, true maledictions (the opposite of benedictions) have frequently been spoken on New England soil, curses intended to invoke evil, injury, or total destruction against other people. Stories about preternatural revenge are numerous in Yankee lore, with each New England state providing its favorites. You’ll read about curses that were followed by the strange disappearance of a father and daughter in Rhode Island, mysterious afflictions in Massachusetts, a river of death in Maine, an unaccountable blight in New Hampshire, unexplained madness in Connecticut, and other eerie happenings from New England’s colorful history. Some are well known, at least regionally. Others are nearly forgotten. Within these pages, storyteller Joseph A. Citro vividly brings these tales to life, letting us decide if these tales of woe were bad luck or . . . something else.
Author | : Joseph A. Citro |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1402733305 |
"It may seem like clambakes, the Red Sox, and the Patriots define New England, but boy did the Pilgrims land in one very strange spot! These six states are filled with odd curiosities and bizarre legends, such as the elusive Vermont hum, the hibernating hill folk, hillside whale tales, and the Holy Land (yes, you read that right). Tongue-in-cheek and filled with dry wit, this is a journey you'll not soon forget."--P. [4] of cover.
Author | : S. E. Schlosser |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2008-08-13 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1461746442 |
Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil’s brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.
Author | : Thomas D'Agostino |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2009-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614230102 |
“Fun, charming . . . includes not only locales with reported ghosts, but also sites with macabre (though not haunted) histories” (True Crime Librarian). Visitors and New England natives alike will see a new side of the region through Thomas D’Agostino’s road trip guidebook. He captures the reader’s imagination with folklore and anecdotes, plus recommendations useful for any traveler. This guide uncovers lingering spirits across all six states in the region, from the victims of alchemy gone awry in the White Mountains, to wraiths in the Berkshires, to the ghosts of drowned sailors in Mystic, Connecticut. Enjoy these retellings of classic New England ghost stories and discover obscure ones, and then go visit the spooky sights for yourself. Includes photos! “Anyone interested in exploring the haunted, macabre and abandoned throughout New England knows they can count on D’Agostino to find out more about the site’s history, past sightings and how to find them.” —Mobile Rving
Author | : William S. Simmons |
Publisher | : University Press of New England |
Total Pages | : 347 |
Release | : 2018-03-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1512603171 |
Spanning three centuries, this collection traces the historical evolution of legends, folktales, and traditions of four major native American groups from their earliest encounters with European settlers to the present. The book is based on some 240 folklore texts gathered from early colonial writings, newspapers, magazines, diaries, local histories, anthropology and folklore publications, a variety of unpublished manuscript sources, and field research with living Indians.
Author | : Carie Juettner |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1467198064 |
Adapted from A guide to haunted New England by Thomas D'Agostino.
Author | : Joseph Citro |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 1997-10-31 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0547527314 |
New England's dark hills, fogbound coasts, and hidden villages have inspired generations of writers such as Hawthorne, Lovecraft, and King. But these authors' dark imaginings pale when compared to little-known but well-documented and true tales. In this delightfully spine-tingling tour of all six New England states, Citro chronicles the haunted history and folklore of a region steeped in hardship and horror, humor and pathos.