Maryland Legends: Folklore from the Old Line State (American Legends)

Blank, Trevor J.,Puglia, David J.

ISBN 10: 1626194130 / ISBN 13: 9781626194137

Published by The History Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maryland Legends: Folklore from the Old Line State (American Legends)
• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626194130
• ISBN 13: 9781626194137
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The demon car of Seven Hills Road, the ominous Hell House above the Patapsco River, the mythical Snallygaster of western Maryland--these are the extraordinary tales and bizarre creatures that color Maryland's folklore. The Blue Dog of Port Tobacco faithfully guards his master's gold even in death, and in Cambridge, the headless ghost of Big Liz watches 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 Regiment in the Revolutionary War to the mystery of the Poe Toaster, folklorists Trevor J. Blank and David J. Puglia unravel the legends of Maryland.

About the Author

Trevor J. Blank, Ph.D., is a folklorist and assistant professor of communication at the State University of New York at Potsdam. A native of Damascus, Maryland, he is the author of The Last Laugh: Folk Humor, Celebrity Culture, and Mass-Mediated Disasters in the Digital Age; editor of the volumes Folklore and the Internet and Folk Culture in the Digital Age; and co-editor of Tradition in the Twenty-first Century.

David J. Puglia is a Ph.D. candidate and lecturer at Penn State Harrisburg, where he teaches Introduction to American Folklore and American Popular Culture and Folklife. Born in Baltimore and raised in Frederick, he is the author of the book South Central Pennsylvania Legends & Lore and articles in Contemporary Legend, New Directions in Folklore, and The Folklore Historian.