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Author : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher : J.B. Lippincott
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles Montgomery Skinner and published by J.B. Lippincott. This book was released on 1896 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Complete written by Charles M. Skinner and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of the book, Charles Skinner, considers that America lacks its own myths and legends that give so much charm to the picturesque chalets and ruins of Europe. Yet, he believes that this aspect of cultural life develops every day from the thousands of spoken stories. He aimed to collect these stories into a book to document the beginnings of American folklore.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722371692
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles M. Skinner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-07 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths and Legends of Our Own Land Volume 1 By Charles M. Skinner Behind the New Grand Hotel, in the Catskills, is an amphitheatre of mountain that is held to be the place of which the Mohicans spoke when they told of people there who worked in metals, and had bushy beards and eyes like pigs. From the smoke of their forges, in autumn, came the haze of Indian summer; and when the moon was full, it was their custom to assemble on the edge of a precipice above the hollow and dance and caper until the night was nigh worn away. They brewed a liquor that had the effect of shortening the bodies and swelling the heads of all who drank it, and when Hudson and his crew visited the mountains, the pygmies held a carouse in his honor and invited him to drink their liquor. The crew went away, shrunken and distorted by the magic distillation, and thus it was that Rip Van Winkle found them on the eve of his famous sleep. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (313 download)
Download or read book Myths & legends of our own land. 1 written by Charles M. Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387054939
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land; In Two Volumes written by Charles M. Skinner and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-16 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Charles Skinner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781537346304
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (463 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles Skinner and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-18 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles M. Skinner wrote at approximately the time that the frontier closed. It was a time when the US was starting to enter the world stage, and was in the process of building a national, as well as a number of regional mythologies. In the process, many stories which were apocryphal or pure inventions were elevated to the status of folklore. Mixed into this collection are many stories which are from Native American sources.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849619885
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)
Download or read book Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land written by Charles M. Skinner and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is unthinkingly said and often, that America is not old enough to have developed a legendary era, for such an era grows backward as a nation grows forward. No little of the charm of European travel is ascribed to the glamour that history and fable have flung around old churches, castles, and the favored haunts of tourists, and the Rhine and Hudson are frequently compared, to the prejudice of the latter, not because its scenery lacks in loveliness or grandeur, but that its beauty has not been humanized by love of chivalry or faerie, as that of the older stream has been. Yet the record of our country's progress is of deep import, and as time goes on the figures seen against the morning twilight of our history will rise to more commanding stature, and the mists of legend will invest them with a softness or glory that shall make reverence for them spontaneous and deep. Washington hurling the stone across the Potomac may live as the Siegfried of some Western saga, and Franklin invoking the lightnings may be the Loki of our mythology. The bibliography of American legends is slight, and these tales have been gathered from sources the most diverse: records, histories, newspapers, magazines, oral narrative—in every case reconstructed. The pursuit of them has been so long that a claim may be set forth for some measure of completeness. This edition contains several hundred myths and legends from all parts of the country. Excerpt from Contents: Rip Van Winkle Catskill Gnomes The Catskill Witch The Revenge Of Shandaken Condemned To The Noose Big Indian The Baker's Dozen The Devil's Dance-Chamber. The Culprit Fay Pokepsie Dunderberg Anthony's Nose Moodua Creek A Trapper's Ghastly Vengeance The Vanderdecken Of Tappan Zee The Galloping Hessian Storm Ship Of The Hudson Why Spuyten Duyvil Is So Named The Ramapo Salamander Chief Croton The Retreat From Mahopac Niagara The Deformed Of Zoar Horseheads Kayuta And Waneta The Drop Star The Prophet Of Palmyra A Villain's Cremation The Monster Mosquitoe The Green Picture The Nuns Of Carthage The Skull In The Wall The Haunted Mill ... and hundred more ...
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387054920
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land; In Two Volumes written by Charles M. Skinner and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-16 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : The Floating Press
ISBN 13 : 1776530292
Total Pages : 635 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (765 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles M. Skinner and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one thinks of classic fairy tales and folklore, it's usually the enchanted forests of Europe that spring to mind. But in Charles M. Skinner's Myths and Legends of Our Own Land, the author proves that scrappy upstart America is an equally rich source of myths and legends. This engaging volume brings together dozens of old favorites and more obscure tales, as well.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596051795
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Myths & Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles M. Skinner and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is unthinkingly said and often, that America is not old enough to have developed a legendary era... Yet the record of our country's progress is of deep import, and as time goes on the figures seen against the morning twilight of our -Charles M. Skinner, in the Preface Here in two concise volumes are the complete writings of folklorist Charles Skinner, originally published in nine books in 1896, and considered a primary source by generations of researchers and readers of American cultural history and literature. Volume 1 includes the supernatural and spooky stories of the Hudson Valley-including the "best known of American legends," that of Rip Van Winkle-and Manhattan Island, the Delaware region and New England. With such evocative titles as "F AUTHOR BIO: In addition to his extensive collections of folklore, CHARLES MONTGOMERY SKINNER (1852-1907) also authored Little Gardens: How to Beautify City Yards and Small Country Spaces (1904).
Author : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (836 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles Montgomery Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner
Publisher : Tredition Classics
ISBN 13 : 9783842463721
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (637 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land - Complete written by Charles M. (Charles Montgomery) Skinner and published by Tredition Classics. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387054971
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land; Complete written by Charles M. Skinner and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-16 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781544970349
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land - Complete written by Charles M. Skinner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myths and Legends of Our Own Land - Complete by Charles M. Skinner
Author : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Myths & Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles Montgomery Skinner and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of folktales from different regions of the United States.
Author : Charles M. Skinner
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986098212
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (982 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land - Complete written by Charles M. Skinner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-04 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles M. Skinner was a 19th century American writer best known for collecting and publishing myths, legends, and folklore. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author : Charles Montgomery Skinner
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230268330
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (683 download)
Download or read book Myths and Legends of Our Own Land written by Charles Montgomery Skinner and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 edition. Excerpt: ... DOLPH HEYLIGER NEW YORK was New Amsterdam when Dolph Heyliger got himself born there, --a graceless scamp, though a brave, good-natured one, and being left penniless on his father's death he was fain to take service with a doctor, while his mother kept a shop. This doctor had bought a farm on the island of Manhattoes--away out of town, where Twenty-third Street now runs, most likely--and, because of rumors that its tenants had noised about it, he seemed likely to enjoy the responsibilities of landholding and none of its profits. It suited Dolph's adventurous disposition that he should be deputed to investigate the reason for these rumors, and for three nights he kept his abode in the desolate old manor, emerging after daybreak in a lax and pallid condition, but keeping his own counsel, to the aggravation of the populace, whose ears were burning for his news. Not until long after did he tell of the solemn tread that woke him in the small hours, of his door softly opening, though he had bolted and locked it, of a portly Fleming, with curly gray hair, reservoir boots, slouched hat, trunk and doublet, who entered and sat in the arm-chair, watching him until the cock crew. Nor did he tell how on the third night he summoned courage, hugging a Bible and a catechism to his breast for confidence, to ask the meaning of the visit, and how the Fleming arose, and drawing Dolph after him with his eyes, led him downstairs, went through the front door without unbolting it, leaving that task for the trembling yet eager youth, and how, after he had proceeded to a disused well at the bottom of the garden, he vanished from sight. Dolph brooded long upon these things and dreamed of them in bed. He alleged that it was in obedience to his dreams that he boarded..
