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Book Review of Pennsylvania Songs and Legends

Pennsylvania Songs and Legends
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A comprehensive collection of folklore from the whole of Pennsylvania. Charts the principal types of folk culture from colonial times to our own day. This book is practical, authoritative and entertaining. Chapters include: British Folk Traditions; Pennsylvania German Songs; Amish Hymns as Folk Music; The Cornplanter Indians; Central Pennsylvania Legends; Pike County Tall Tales; Conestoga Wagoners; Canallers; Railroaders; Lumberjacks and Raftsmen; Coal Miners; Oilmen; and Folk Songs of an Industrial City.