Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 03 : on and near the Delaware

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Title: On And Near The Delaware Myths And Legends Of Our Own Land, Volume 3.
Author: Charles M. Skinner
Release Date: October 22, 2006 [EBook #6608]
Language: English
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MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF OUR OWN LAND
By
Charles M. Skinner
Vol. 3.
ON AND NEAR THE DELAWARECONTENTS:
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
Marion
ON AND NEAR THE DELAWARE
THE PHANTOM DRAGOON
The height that rises a mile or so to the south of Newark, Delaware, is called Iron Hill, because it is rich in hematite ore,
but about the time of General Howe's advance to the Brandywine it might well have won its name because of the panoply
of war—the sullen guns, the flashing swords, and ...