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The witch of the Monongahela : folk magic in early Western Pennsylvania / Thomas White.
Van Pelt Library BF1577.P4 W438 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- White, Thomas, 1975- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Witchcraft--Pennsylvania--History.
- Witchcraft.
- Witches--Pennsylvania--History.
- Witches.
- Witches--Pennsylvania--Folklore.
- Folklore--Pennsylvania.
- Folklore.
- History.
- Pennsylvania.
- Manners and customs.
- Pennsylvania--Social life and customs.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 125 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2020.
- Contents:
- Legends of the Witch p. 15
- Folk Healers and Witches in Pennsylvania p. 27
- How Folk Magic Works p. 33
- Other Cases of Witchcraft and Magic in Western Pennsylvania p. 47
- Who Was the Real Moll Derry? p. 63
- A Closer Look at the Legends p. 73
- Three Witches p. 93
- Revealing the Witch p. 105.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781467145152
- 1467145157
- OCLC:
- 1159164948
- Publisher Number:
- 99988837372
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