{"product_id":"allegheny-episodes-henry-w-shoemaker-9780271030005","title":"Allegheny Episodes: Folk Lore and Legends Collected in Northern and Western Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllegheny Episodes \u003c\/i\u003eis the eleventh of twelve volumes in Henry Shoemaker's Pennsylvania Folklore Series. Published in 1922--years before Shoemaker's time as Pennsylvania's first state folklorist--\u003ci\u003eAllegheny Episodes \u003c\/i\u003eincludes twenty-five stories written in his typical literary style. Some tales recall famous hunters and loggers who made their way through Pennsylvania's rough country; others center on rivalry and lost love, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, and the wilderness itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShoemaker saw Pennsylvania's folklore as a melding of Native American and European practices. Though his methods have been contested over the years, Shoemaker's work as a folklorist stemmed from his deep affinity for Pennsylvania's fading wilderness and his desire to capture the heart of its people through the spoken and written word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry W. Shoemaker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271030003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271030005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Metalmark Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Henry W. Shoemaker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517283283199,"sku":"9780271030005","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b289d260-0a0d-410f-8233-1f79192f4799.jpg?v=1778731113","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/allegheny-episodes-henry-w-shoemaker-9780271030005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}