New England Legends and Folk Lore
by Samuel Adams Drake
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Originally published over 100 years ago, New England Legends and Folk Lore is Samuel Adams Drake's extraordinary collection of legends and folk tales. Stories include dozens of classics of New England lore that describe the times of witches and seafarers, strange nighttime occurrences and mysterious places.Tags
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Stuffed with archaic local folklore and bits of history that might otherwise not be as readily available. It's quite beautifully written though some might find it stuffy. It was written a long while ago. I see it's been reprinted and is in hardcover. I've got an old paperback. Love browsing in this book.
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Samuel Adams Drake was born in Boston. Massachusetts in 1833. He was educated in the Boston schools and in 1858 moved to Leavenworth. Kansas, where he was a journalist and merehant until the outbreak of the oivil war. He joined the Kansas militia as captain in 1861, and was promoted brigadier-general of militia in 1863 and colonel of the 17th show more Kansas volunteers in 1864. He returned to Boston in 1871 and devoted his time to his literary work show less
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- Canonical title
- New England Legends and Folk Lore
- Original title
- New England Legends and Folk Lore
- Original publication date
- 1884
- People/Characters
- Anne Hutchinson; Ann Hibbens; Mary Dyer; Paul Revere; Moll Pitcher; Giles Corey (show all 13); Philip Ashton; John Smith; Samuel Sewall; Stone-Throwing Devil; Blackbeard / Edward Teach / Edward Thatch; Mary Chilton; Myles Standish
- Important places
- USA; New England, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; Nahant, Massachusetts, USA (show all 25); Salem, Massachusetts, USA; Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA; Cape Ann, Massachusetts, USA; Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA; Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA; Hampton, New Hampshire, USA; Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA; York County, Maine, USA; Isles of Shoals, Maine, USA; Boon Island, Maine, USA; Massachusetts, USA; New Hampshire, USA; Maine, USA; Vermont, USA; Connecticut, USA; Rhode Island, USA; Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA; Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Plymouth Colony
- Important events
- American Revolution; Salem witch trials; Voyage of the Mayflower; Romanticism; Enlightenment; 17th century (show all 8); 18th century; Golden Age of Piracy
- Original language
- English
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- (3.19)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
- 5
