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Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania

2009-10-01 History
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Release : 2009-10-01
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania by : Thomas White

Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania written by Thomas White. This book was released on 2009-10-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do you really know about the Keystone State? William Penn, the Revolutionary figures of Philadelphia, and the strength of Pittsburgh's steel all loom large in Pennsylvania's history, but author Thomas White brings together a collection of tales that have been cast in the shadows of these giant icons. From the 1869 storm that pelted Chester County with snails to the bloody end of the Cooley gang, White selects events with an eye for the humorous and strange. Mostly true accounts of cannibalistic feats, goat-rescuing lawmen, heroic goldfish, the funeral of a gypsy queen, and a Pittsburgh canine whose obituary was featured in the New York Times all leap from the lost pages of history.

Forgotten Tales of Philadelphia

2011-09-30 History
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Release : 2011-09-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 422/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Philadelphia by : Thomas White

Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Philadelphia written by Thomas White. This book was released on 2011-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twelve-foot bull shark in the Delaware, the 1856 tornado that tore through Kensington and the four-elephant battle royal that rolled into Fair Hill Junction are among the bizarre tales that are too often overlooked in the history of Penn's Holy Experiment. Authors Thomas and Edward White have intrepidly stormed the stacks to unearth this offbeat collection of strange stories and weird lore with accounts of body snatchers, witch trials and a snake-wielding lunatic. From the outlawing of tambourine beating to the posse that caught a "ghost" and everything in between, the Brothers White take a wickedly gleeful romp through the freak happenings, dastardly deeds and unbelievable characters that lurk in the lost chronicles of the City of Brotherly Love.

Forgotten Tales of Pittsburgh

2010-11-09 Photography
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Release : 2010-11-09
Genre : Photography
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Book Rating : 406/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Pittsburgh by : Thomas White

Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Pittsburgh written by Thomas White. This book was released on 2010-11-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Such was the wisdom of the Pittsburgh Daily Gazette and Advertiser in 1866 when describing a railway boss's threat to decapitate a former employee. Pittsburgh has many such stories of strange but mostly true events. Local author Thomas White delves into these lost tales, from Lewis and Clark's inauspicious start involving an intoxicated boat builder to the death ray of inventor Nikola Tesla. A 1907 lion attack at Luna Park, death by spontaneous combustion, Jack the Ripper's rumored visit to the city and an umpire who was rescued from an angry crowd by Pirates players are all part of the forgotten history of the Steel City.

Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania

2009-06-01 Social Science
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Release : 2009-06-01
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 643/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania by : Thomas White

Download or read book Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania written by Thomas White. This book was released on 2009-06-01. 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.

Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania

2010-08-27 History
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Release : 2010-08-27
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 175/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania by : Thomas White

Download or read book Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania written by Thomas White. This book was released on 2010-08-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Witches of Pennsylvania and “Pittsburgh’s Historian of the Supernatural” takes on the region’s folklore, ghost stories, and urban legends (Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership). The ghostly woman of Summit Cut Bridge, a black hound that guards the Gates of Hell and the whispering dead entombed beneath the Black Cross—these are the spirits of southwestern Pennsylvania. Join local author Thomas White as he recounts such chilling stories as that of Revolutionary War witch Moll Derry and the phantom bride of White Rocks and the hair-raising tale of the angry specter of a steel millworker burned alive in a ladle of molten iron. Ascend the secret stairs of the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh and wander the dim stretch of Shades of Death Road in Washington County to encounter the otherworldly denizens of the Keystone State. Includes photos!

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