American Legends

Name: Supernatural Lore of Southern Utah
Brand: Darren M. Edwards
SKU: 9781467150446
Price: 21.99 USD
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Explore our American Legends history book series, from urban legends to the folklore of America! Paddle down Fort Lauderdale’s New River to the banks of a bloody massacre… then all aboard the phantom trains, rumored to chug down the abandoned railways of the Great Allegheny Passage. Uncover the history behind the USA legends of Daniel Boone, the headless hessian soldier of the American Revolution, Paul Bunyan, or raucous outlaw Billy the Kid. Each book reveals how these American tales reflect our country’s beliefs, values, and cultures throughout history.

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Supernatural Lore of Southern Utah

Darren M. Edwards

$21.99

Legends, Lore & True Tales in Mormon Country

Darren M. Edwards

Supernatural Lore of Southern Utah

9781467150446

$21.99

Explore humanity through what haunt us in Supernatural Lore of Southern Utah!

From the fanciful and revelatory to the horrifying and sorrowful, the folklore of Southern Utah hints at a complex history. Whether spiritual or spooky, home-grown legends are a window to understanding local culture. Visit Grafton, Utah’s most haunted ghost town. Explore what haunts Southern Utah University in Cedar City, the St. George Temple and Touquerville’s “murder house.” Learn about skinwalkers and the theft of Native American beliefs. Examine the numerous urban legends surrounding Route 666, “The Devil’s Highway.” Uncover the secrets of the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the curse of Escalante Petrified Forest. Drawing on information from over two hundred interviews, Darren M. Edwards investigates the tales and myths that permeate and persist in communities throughout red rock country.

Monte Bona

Legends, Lore & True Tales in Mormon Country

9781626199392

$21.99

Utah's Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area offers breathtaking natural resources, powerful historical drama and intriguing cultural traditions. This rich legacy is built on old-world values of cooperation, industry, ingenuity and true grit—as well as a miracle or two. From frontier justice and lost treasure to the lasting contributions of a Presbyterian minister and a Jewish settlement, talented regional historians, educators and storytellers bring to life these legends, lore and true tales from the heart of Mormon country.

Trevor J. Blank

Maryland Legends

9781626194137

$19.99

The stories, folklore, and history surrounding Maryland’s most haunted places. A must-read for fans of the supernatural and Maryland history.

The demon car of Seven Hills Road, the ominousHell Houseabove the Patapsco River, the mythical Snallygasterof western Maryland--these are the extraordinary tales and bizarre creatures that color Maryland's folklore.

The Blue Dog of Port Tobaccofaithfully guards his master's gold even in death, and in Cambridge, the headless ghost of Big Lizwatches over the treasure of Greenbriar Swamp. The woods of Prince George's County are home to stories of the menacing Goatman, while on stormy nights at the nearby University of Maryland, the strains of a ghostly piano float from Marie Mount Hall.

From the storied heroics of the First Maryland Regimentin the Revolutionary Warto the mystery of the Poe Toaster, folklorists Trevor J. Blank and David J. Puglia unravel the legends of Maryland.