George Swetnam (1904–1999)
Autor de Pittsylvania Country
Sobre El Autor
Obras de George Swetnam
Pittsburgh's First Unitarian Church 3 copias
"Where Did George Croghan Die?," 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
Gnostica News, Volumes 1 & 2 — Contribuidor — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- \
- Otros nombres
- Avery, Francine
Barton, Duke
Swetnam, George F. - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1904-03-11
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1999-04-03
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Hicks Station, Ohio, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, USA
- Educación
- Hartford Theological Seminary (PhD|1930)
Auburn Theological College
Columbia Theological Seminary
University of Mississippi
University of Alabama
University of South Carolina - Ocupaciones
- Presbyterian minister
Teacher
Photographer
farmhand
Archaeologist
Journalist (mostrar todos 7)
Author - Organizaciones
- Presbyterian Church USA
- Premios y honores
- Lawrence S. Mayers National Peace Award
Miembros
Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 14
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 50
- Popularidad
- #316,248
- Valoración
- 4.3
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 6
Some of my favorites are the "Millvale Apparition!" There was a terrible spectre that appeared while Maximilian Vanka was painting the murals of St. Nicholas Catholic Church! There's the legend of Joe Magarac, which came from "the unionizing efforts during the Homestead Strike of 1892." His ghost "appears in the midst of workmen taxed beyond their powers to overcome their difficulty." He's like a local Paul Bunyan! Then there's John Reddick and the demon Asmodeus. Braggadocios Reddick thought not even the Devil could catch him on his fine grey steed. But when the demon came to "extradite" his soul after death, he made sure to bury himself on the state line! Richard Slyhoff pulled a similar trick by having his grave under a 45° angle rock. He reasoned that "as the earth trembled" during Judgement Day, the rock would fall and the Devil would never get him. And of course there are the stories of Moll Derry that I've mentioned before, and witch hunter John Meyers of Warren County.
The reason this book got 3.5 stars, despite being a treasure trove of local lore, it left me wanting more. The author collected folklore for 34 years! I would've had the book separated into 2 (ghosts vs devils + witches) to fit more lore! I still highly recommend it though, especially combined with the works of Thomas White.… (más)