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Author: William J. Lewis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2024-02-26
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1540259994
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Piney Folklore to Legendary Figures of South Jersey's Past Author William Lewis presents fascinating tales, revealing legends and beloved lore from the heart of Southern New Jersey.
Author: James F. McCloy
Publisher: B B& A Publishers
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780912608112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the course of its extraordinary history, the Jersey Devil has been exorcised, shot, electrocuted, declared officially dead, and scoffed as foolishness--none of which has had any effect on it or the people who persist in seeing it!This mysterious creature is said to prowl the lonely sand trails and mist-shrouded marshes of the Pine Barrens, and emerge perioducally to rampage through the towns and cities of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, leaving many communities in near-hysteria.The authors show that while a few appearances have been out-right fraud and others have likely been the result of mass hysteria, this creature has been seen by enough sane, sober, and responsible citizens to keep the possiblity of its existence alive and tantalizing.Over 50,000 in print
Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-07-01
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1493027980
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past. Set deep in the Pinelands and Ramapo Mountains, along the Atlantic coast, and in historic towns like Burlington and Springfield, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. New Jersey folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Author: Patricia A. Martinelli
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-06-11
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 1493045733
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhantom pirates, water monsters, and mythical snakes figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Garden State. From this state’s bucolic, rolling farmland to its heavily populated shore come a variety of stories and legends, including a murderer whose body parts were used for medical (and other) experiments, the “White Pilgrim” who died of the disease he believed he could never get, and an Indian chief who used a swastika to protect a group of defenseless schoolgirls.
Author: James F. McCloy
Publisher: B B& A Publishers
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780912608952
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmitting shrill cries and leaving its footprints in mud and snow, it has roamed the Pine Barrons of South Jersey for almost three hundred years. It is usually said to resemble a composite of several different animals, but it walks upright and us believed to be the child of a human mother.What is this mysterious creature? The Jersey Devil, of course! More than twenty years after their first book about the Jersey Devil was published, James McCloy and Ray Miller, Jr.'s, new research into this phenomenon continues to intrigue readers. Does the Jersey Devil actually exist? Or is it simply a hoax? Open Phantom of the Pines--if you dare--and decide for yourself.
Author: Mike Cox
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1467137588
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
Author: Bill Sprouse
Publisher:
Published: 2013-10
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780989952200
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"For the better part of two centuries, at least, the story of the Jersey Devil has been part of the culture of Southern New Jersey. A fire-breathing monster with the head of a horse, bat wings and the body of a kangaroo, the creature is said to be the thirteenth child of Mother Leeds, born in 1735, when the unfortunate woman put a curse on her future offspring. Informed at a tender age by his BeBop (his grandmother) that he is distantly related to the beast, Bill Sprouse goes looking for the story behind the story of his family's connection to the famous monster. The result is part memoir, part travelogue and part a raucous tour of three-hundred years of New Jersey history. The domestic life of the Jersey Devil traces the origins of the Jersey Devil legend to an obscure pamphlet war that sent the Leeds family to Leeds Point at the end of the seventeenth century, with the family patriarch, Daniel Leeds, branded Satan's Harbinger in the process. If follows the story through its connection with the residents of the Pine Barrens (the famous Pineys), who were said to live in fear of the beast, and, finally, it examines the legend in its modern iterations: X-files episodes are made about the monster, a pro hockey team is named after it, and residents of Galloway Township attempt to adopt the creature as the official town mascot. The domestic life of the Jersey Devil is a book about suburban identity, and about one suburbanite's attempt to come to terms with his family history in the most unlikely of places."--
Author: Geoffrey Girard
Publisher: B B& A Publishers
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780975441923
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe legend of the mysterious and terrifying Jersey Devil, and the many stories surrounding this truly unique American myth are not to be missed or forgotten. Collected here, are thirteen chilling tales of a creature that has terrorized and captivated the mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens for more than two hundred years. From the creature's birth in 1735 to a modern-day Jersey Devil hunt, dare to follow this monster and those who have faced its terror through more than two hundred years of American history, folklore, and horror.
Author: William McMahon
Publisher: B B& A Publishers
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780912608198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents legends and lore of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, an area occupying roughly one million acres.
Author: Chris Chaos
Publisher:
Published: 2017-08-27
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9781974125791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWas the Jersey Devil simply just early man's ignorance on display? When the early European settlers were exploring and settling New Jersey, did they misinterpret the natural fauna as something supernatural? Some of the beasts that roamed the wilderness may have toyed with the minds of the early settlers..especially at night.Speculation concerning his diet, habits and the many theories of what the Jersey Devil could be are explored.CHAPTERS:The Introduction: Pleased to meet youThe Legend 1735Various SightingsJersey Devil Highlights and OverviewThe Jersey Devil Post CardHoaxesManipulated Photos, Hoaxes and Confirmation BiasThe Jersey Devil Spotted?Photograph TrickeryThe Devil Goes to PAWalter EdgeWhat Could the Jersey Devil Be?Hybrid TheoryHammerhead Bat TheoryThe Sandhill Crane TheoryThe Red Kangaroo TheoryVance LarnerSpeculation of the Jersey Devil's DietThe Birth Defect, Feral Child TheoryThe Pterodactyl or Dinosaur TheoryDevil Tracks and PrintsThe Whitesbog PrintThe Devil's Footprints, February 1855 EnglandPolitics and the Possible Parents of the Jersey Devil?Relatives and SiblingsCharles SkinnerJersey Devil Experiences The Significance of the Crescent Holed Outhouse and the Jersey DevilA Brief Note on "THE SEARCH FOR THE JERSEY DEVIL" documentaryLaura Giglio Auditions as Mother LeedsDoes this Man have the Jersey Devil Skull?The Blue HoleThe Holy Holy Holy Altar of JudgmentJersey QuicksandAuthor's OpinionIn ConclusionThe Jersey Devil Poem by Linda ReddingtonThe Unholy ThirteenthReferencesSpecial ThanksAbout the AuthorFor Further InformationAxis Video/Pine Barren Films catalog
