Pennsylvania Fireside Tales Volume VIII: Origins and Foundations of Pennsylvania Mountain Folktales, Legends, and Folklore, Hardcover - Jeffrey Robert

Reducere. In this eighth volume of the author's Pennsylvania Fireside Tales series, the reader will find more additions to the considerable collection of old...

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Reducere. It was Hans Christian Andersen who brought us the story of "The Little Mermaid, " "The Ugly Duckling, " "The Emperor's New Clothes, " and other cla...

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Eating the flesh of an Egyptian mummy prevents the plague. Distilled poppies reduce melancholy. A Turkish drink called coffee increases alertness. ...

Reducere. DescriptionTaking the reader into the heart of one of the fastest-growing religious movements in North America, Sabina Magliocco reveals how the di...

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An extravaganza of beautiful princesses and stout stable boys, sour-faced witches and king with hearts of gold. Each tale is a masterpiece of story...

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Provides an account of the rebellion of the unprotected frontiersmen and the unfranchised artisans, who constituted two-thirds of the population in...

Reducere. Woislav Petrovitch's compendium of Serbian myths and legends is a rich retrospective on the culture and stories of the nation. This edition include...

Reducere. Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. De...

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The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European coun...

Reducere. Explore The World of Norse Mythology, Vikings, Magic & RunesJoin us on a discovery to the Marvels, Magic, Runes & Wonders of Norse Mythology, and l...

Focuses on six approaches that have dominated the modern study of the Founding - Progressive, Lockean/liberal, Republican, Scottish Enlightenment, ...

Abolitionists, rebels and innovators have all tracked across the pages of Washington County history. Their stories and more were chronicled by belo...

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Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Michael ScottNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 131 x 193 x 18Cover type: Paperback / ...

WE, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking ...

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Postmodern Fairy Tales seeks to understand the fairy tale not as children's literature but within the broader context of folklore and literary stud...

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Examining Byzantine architecture, Ousterhout identifies the problems commonly encountered in the process of design and construction.Publisher: Univ...

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Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Armenia is considered to...

Reducere. Description*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Armenia is considered to...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. Dagda swept his fingers across the strings of the harp, and a beautiful melody started to play. It was the music of grief that had the Fomorians st...

Reducere. Dagda swept his fingers across the strings of the harp, and a beautiful melody started to play. It was the music of grief that had the Fomorians st...

Reducere. The following book contains local legends, folklore, real ghostly encounters and evidence from actual paranormal investigations that I have conduct...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe roots of European witchcraft and magic lie in Hebrew and other ancient Near Eastern cultures and in the Celtic, Nordic, and Germanic...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the ancient Near East, the art of influencing the natural course of events by means of spells and other ritual forms was universal. T...

Reducere. DescriptionThe roots of European witchcraft and magic lie in Hebrew and other ancient Near Eastern cultures and in the Celtic, Nordic, and Germanic...

Reducere. Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book for 2000The roots of European witchcraft and magic lie in Hebrew and other ancient Near...

In colonial America, the system of warning out was distinctive to New England, a way for a community to regulate those to whom it would extend welf...