Myths and Legends of Our Own Land

Myths and Legends of Our Own Land - These are the myths and legends of the United States - stories from America.
Contents

THE HUDSON AND ITS HILLS
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
OLD INDIAN FACE
THE DIVISION OF THE SARANACS
AN EVENT IN INDIAN PARK
THE INDIAN PLUME
BIRTH OF THE WATER-LILY
ROGERS'S SLIDE
THE FALLS AT COHOES
FRANCIS WOOLCOTT'S NIGHT-RIDERS
POLLY'S LOVER
CROSBY, THE PATRIOT SPY
THE LOST GRAVE OF PAINE
THE RISING OF GOUVERNEUR MORRIS
THE ISLE OF MANHATTOES AND NEARBY
DOLPH HEYLIGER
THE KNELL AT THE WEDDING
ROISTERING DIRCK VAN DARA
THE PARTY FROM GIBBET ISLAND
MISS BRITTON'S POKER
THE DEVIL'S STEPPING-STONES
THE SPRINGS OF BLOOD AND WATER
THE CRUMBLING SILVER
THE CORTELYOU ELOPEMENT
VAN WEMPEL'S GOOSE
THE WEARY WATCHER
THE RIVAL FIDDLERS
WYANDANK
MARK OF THE SPIRIT HAND
THE FIRST LIBERAL CHURCH
ON AND NEAR THE DELAWARE
THE PHANTOM DRAGOON
DELAWARE WATER GAP
THE PHANTOM DRUMMER
THE MISSING SOLDIER OF VALLEY FORGE
THE LAST SHOT AT GERMANTOWN
A BLOW IN THE DARK
THE TORY'S CONVERSION
LORD PERCY'S DREAM
SAVED BY THE BIBLE
PARRICIDE OF THE WISSAHICKON
THE BLACKSMITH AT BRANDYWINE
FATHER AND SON
THE ENVY OF MANITOU
THE LAST REVEL IN PRINTZ HALL
THE TWO RINGS
FLAME SCALPS OF THE CHARTIERS
THE CONSECRATION OF WASHINGTON
TALES OF PURITAN LAND
EVANGALINE
THE SNORING OF SWUNKSUS
THE LEWISTON HERMIT
THE DEAD SHIP OF HARPSWELL
THE SCHOOLMASTER HAD NOT REACHED ORRINGTON.
JACK WELCH'S DEATH LIGHT
THE LADY URSULA
FATHER MOODY'S BLACK VEIL
THE HOME OF THUNDER
THE PARTRIDGE WITCH
THE MARRIAGE OF MOUNT KATAHDIN
THE MOOSE OF MOUNT KINEO
THE OWL TREE
A CHESTNUT LOG
THE WATCHER ON WHITE ISLAND
CHOCORUA
PASSACONAWAY'S RIDE TO HEAVEN
THE BALL GAME BY THE SACO
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
THE VISION ON MOUNT ADAMS
THE GREAT CARBUNCLE
SKINNER'S CAVE
YET THEY CALL IT LOVER'S LEAP
SALEM AND OTHER WITCHCRAFT
THE GLOUCESTER LEAGUERS
SATAN AND HIS BURIAL-PLACE
PETER RUGG, THE MISSING MAN
THE LOSS OF WEETAMOO
THE FATAL FORGET-ME-NOT
THE OLD MILL AT SOMERVILLE
EDWARD RANDOLPH'S PORTRAIT
LADY ELEANORE'S MANTLE
HOWE'S MASQUERADE
OLD ESTHER DUDLEY
THE LOSS OF JACOB HURD
THE HOBOMAK
BERKSHIRE TORIES
THE REVENGE OF JOSIAH BREEZE
THE MAY-POLE OF MERRYMOUNT
THE DEVIL AND TOM WALKER
THE GRAY CHAMPION
THE FOREST SMITHY
WAHCONAH FALLS
KNOCKING AT THE TOMB
THE WHITE DEER OF ONOTA
WIZARD'S GLEN
BALANCED ROCK
SHONKEEK-MOONKEEK
THE SALEM ALCHEMIST
ELIZA WHARTON
SALE OF THE SOUTHWICKS
THE COURTSHIP OF MYLES STANDISH
MOTHER CREWE
AUNT RACHEL'S CURSE
NIX'S MATE
THE WILD MAN OF CAPE COD
NEWBURY'S OLD ELM
SAMUEL SEWALL'S PROPHECY
THE SHRIEKING WOMAN
AGNES SURRIAGE
SKIPPER IRESON'S RIDE
HEARTBREAK HILL
HARRY MAIN: THE TREASURE AND THE CATS
THE WESSAGUSCUS HANGING
THE UNKNOWN CHAMPION
GOODY COLE
GENERAL MOULTON AND THE DEVIL
THE SKELETON IN ARMOR
MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET
LOVE AND TREASON
THE HEADLESS SKELETON OF SWAMPTOWN
THE CROW AND CAT OF HOPKINSHILL
THE OLD STONE MILL