Susquehanna Legends

Henry Shoemaker compiled these legendary tales set in the Endless Mountains of western and central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker's tales recall the transition of the landscape from forest to industrial logging and the decline of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals. Teedyuscung’s Face The Man Who Loved a Fairy In the Foothills Killy, Killy, Killy Eleve Spiritually Dead One Hour of Happiness The Play Girl A Frontiersman’s Diary The Escape The Water Witch The Lonely Ghost The Horse-Beater Queen Elizabeth The Headless Man His Rival’s Ghost Canoe Place Golden Hour in the Camp The Weathervanes Elphe Soden The White Deer