Flatlanders and Ridgerunners
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Flatlanders and Ridgerunners

Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Flatlanders and Ridgerunners

Folktales from the Mountains of Northern Pennsylvania

About this book

Excerpt from Flatlanders and Ridgerunners: Out-Riddling the Judge Back in Prohibition my uncle made moonshine. His name was Moses Kenny and his whiskey--they called it "White Mule" was the best in the county. Well, the feds got after him and finally they arrested him. Took him to a federal judge down in Philadelphia. Now, the judge liked a good time and thought he'd have a little fun with this hick from the mountains. When Uncle came into court, he said, "are you the Moses who can make the sun dark?" Moses looked at him and said slowly, "Nope, your honor. But I am the Moses who can make the moon shine." The judge let him go.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Collecting Folklore in North-Central Pennsylvania
  4. Settlement and Development of North-Central Pennsylvania
  5. Flatlanders and Ridgerunners
  6. Proverbs and Proverbial Expressions
  7. Tall Tales and Humorous Tales
  8. The Running Gears of Hard Times: Personal Anecdotes
  9. Customs
  10. Tales of the Supernatural
  11. Hog Wild: More Personal Anecdotes
  12. Beliefs, Cures, and Preventions
  13. Animal and Fish Stories
  14. Notes