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Pennsylvania myths & legends : the true stories behind history's mysteries / Kara Hughes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hughes, Kara, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Myths and mysteries of Pennsylvania
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Legends--Pennsylvania.
- Legends.
- Curiosities and wonders--Pennsylvania--Anecdotes.
- Curiosities and wonders.
- Pennsylvania--History, Local--Anecdotes.
- Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania--Biography--Anecdotes.
- Genre:
- Anecdotes.
- Biographies.
- Local history.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 235 pages: illustrations, maps (black and white) ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Pennsylvania myths and legends
- True stories behind history's mysteries
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : Globe Pequot, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
- Summary:
- "Part of the Myths and Legends series, Myths and Legends of Pennsylvania explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Pennsylvania's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Pennsylvania's history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Unfathomable Conditions: Beaver County's Raymond T. Robinson
- ch. 2 Unfathomable Conditions: Centralia's Burning Mine Fire
- ch. 3 Unfathomable Conditions: Philadelphia's Teleportation Experiment
- ch. 4 Unfathomable Conditions: Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary
- ch. 5 Unfinished Business: A Few of Pittsburgh's Suicide Ghosts
- ch. 6 Unfinished Business: Schuylkill's Molly Maguires
- ch. 7 Unfinished Business: Lancaster's Paxton Boys
- ch. 8 Unclear Intentions: Philadelphia's Dr. Albert Kligman
- ch. 9 Unclear Intentions: Pittsburgh's Joe Magarac
- ch. 10 Unsolved Crimes: The Kidnapping of Philadelphia's Charley Ross
- ch. 11 Unsolved Crimes: Frankford's Slasher
- ch. 12 Unsolved Crimes: Bellefonte's Missing District Attorney, Ray Gricar
- ch. 13 Unsolved Crimes: New Castle's Murder Swamp
- ch. 14 Unsung Heroes: Pittsburgh's Polio Pioneers and Vaccination Research Team
- ch. 15 Unsung Heroes: Pittsburgh's Westinghouse Enterprise.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charles D. Dickey, Jr., Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hughes, Kara Pennsylvania myths & legends.
- ISBN:
- 9781493067459
- 1493067451
- OCLC:
- 1264715619
- Publisher Number:
- 99991554496
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