Project Gutenberg 2017-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 239 Shoemaker, Henry W. 1880 1958 Shoemaker, Henry W. (Henry Wharton) Shoemaker, Henry Wharton 22023874 Allegheny Episodes Folk Lore and Legends Collected in Northern and Western Pennsylvania Vol XI. Pennsylvania Folk Lore Series Produced by KD Weeks, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Allegheny Episodes" by Henry W. Shoemaker is a collection of folk lore and legends gathered from Northern and Western Pennsylvania, written in the early 20th century. The volume aims to preserve the oral traditions of the Pennsylvania Mountains, highlighting the tales and characters that shaped the region's cultural landscape. The opening of the book sets the tone for the narratives to follow by presenting a foreword and introduction that underscores the significance of folklore as a repository of collective wisdom and life insights. It explains that the stories aim to intertwine the experiences of Native Americans and European settlers within the region's mythos. The first tale, "Tulliallan," introduces John Penn, a young man caught in a conflict between familial expectations and his love for a tradesman's daughter, Maria Cox. Their story of love leads to rebellion against his family and a series of dramatic events that showcase the tension between societal status and personal desires. This early chapter hints at the complex interactions between personal history and broader regional narratives that define the Allegheny experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Legends -- Pennsylvania F106 Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 641037 2025-06-22T10:56:53.376150 text/html 615560 2024-10-23T02:57:53 text/html 4721543 2025-06-22T10:57:04.860127 application/epub+zip 4717528 2025-06-22T10:56:55.943157 application/epub+zip 341389 2025-06-22T10:56:54.531162 application/epub+zip 5195015 2025-06-22T10:57:11.193070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5145202 2025-06-22T10:57:03.250072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435860 2022-08-25T09:26:06.503325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 543800 2025-06-22T10:56:51.940116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 523887 2024-10-23T02:57:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16470 2025-06-22T10:57:11.353053 application/rdf+xml 16080 2025-06-22T10:56:54.691125 image/jpeg 2146 2025-06-22T10:56:54.613107 image/jpeg 5160006 2025-06-22T10:56:53.570176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia