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About the author

Henry W. Shoemaker (1880–1958) was the author of more than twenty volumes of popular Pennsylvania literary folklore and numerous narrative volumes about Pennsylvania’s disappearing wildlife during the first half of the twentieth century. He also served as Pennsylvania’s first State Folklorist from 1948 to 1956.

Summary

Henry W Shoemaker authored hundreds of pamphlets and books on nature, history, and folklore. He was the publisher of several influential newspapers in Pennsylvania, including the "Altoona Tribune" and the "Reading Eagle". This title includes some of the early writings of folklorist Henry W Shoemaker.

Product details

• Authors: Henry W. Shoemaker, Shoemaker Henry W.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2007
• EAN: 9780271022802
• ISBN: 978-0-271-02280-2
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 590 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Pennsylvania, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, Folklore, myths & legends, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)