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Black Rock: Mining Folklore of the Pennsylvania Dutch
George Korson
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Preface
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1. Philip Ginder, Folk Hero
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2. Breaking Into Philadelphia
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3. Over the Blue Mountain
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4. Pottsville as a Frontier Town
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5. When Anthracite Made Steel
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6. The World's Largest Canal System
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7. Cradle of American Railroading
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8. The Swatara Country
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9. Monopoly Takes Over
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10. Miners' Bread
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11. Shanties and Possession Houses
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12. Miners' Trails and Trains
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13. Folk Speech--The Dutch Dialect
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14. Courtship and Marriage Customs
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15. Folk Medicine
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16. Religious Lore
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17. Spooks, Spoofs, and the Devil
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18. Lore of Breaker Boys and Mule Drivers
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19. Legends and Traditions
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20. Folk Songs and Ballads
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Source Notes
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Index
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Published: 1960
Publisher: Johns Hopkins UP
- 9780801803451 (hardcover)