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Henry Shoemaker compiled these legendary tales set in the Juniata Valley of 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.Old Dan
The Rede
The Snow Image
The Shadow Man
The Wolf Tribe
Candlemas
The Warlock
Shaney John
The Hart's Horn
Nita-Nee
The Original
Lost Creek Valley
The Old Tree
The Girl and the Panther
The Standing Stone
Warrior's Ridge
Warrior's Mark
Wild Ducks
A Story of Black Jack
Tom Fausett
Aaron Hall
Hallowe'en
All Souls' Night
Merithew
Green Gap
The Rob Roy
About the author
Born into wealth and raised in New York City, Henry Shoemaker (1880-1958) spent his summers at the family estate in McElhattan, PA, and there fell in love with the state's mountains and people. During a long and varied career, Shoemaker wrote hundreds of articles and books on the disappearing Pennsylvania wilderness and its people and culture. A founder of the Pennsylvania Folklore Society, he also served as the Commonwealth's first state folklorist from 1946 to 1958.
