Flatlanders and ridgerunners : folktales from the mountains of northern Pennsylvania / James York Glimm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glimm, James York, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tales--Pennsylvania.

Tales.

Folklore--Pennsylvania.

Folklore.

Legends--Pennsylvania.

Legends.

Pennsylvania--Social life and customs.

Pennsylvania.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Excerpt from Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Out-Riddling the Judge Back in Prohibition my uncle made moonshine. His name was Moses Kenny and his whiskey--they called it "White Mule" was the best in the county. Well, the feds got after him and finally they arrested him. Took him to a federal judge down in Philadelphia. Now, the judge liked a good time and thought he'd have a little fun with this hick from the mountains. When Uncle came into court, he said, "are you the Moses who can make the sun dark?" Moses looked at him and said slowly, "Nope, your honor. But I am the Moses who can make the moon shine." The judge let him go.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Collecting Folklore in North-Central Pennsylvania

Settlement and Development of North-Central Pennsylvania

Flatlanders and Ridgerunners

Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions

Tall Tales and Humorous Tales

The Running Gears of Hard Times: Personal Anecdotes

Customs

Tales of the Supernatural

Hog Wild: More Personal Anecdotes

Beliefs, Cures, and Preventions

Animal and Fish Stories

Notes.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199).

ISBN:

9780822971320

0822971321

OCLC:

891385552