Legends and lore of the North Shore
By: Peter Muise
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781626195172
Subjects: Folklore; Legends; Tales; Anecdotes; Social life and customs; Biography; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural
Description: "Discover a wide range of fascinating tales from the North Shore region of Massachusetts"--

"A collection of stories on local legends and folklore from the North Shore of Massachusetts"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: NATIVE AMERICAN LORE AND MAGIC; title: Manitous and Spirits; title: Passaconaway; title: Weetamoo and Winnepurkit; title: WITCHES AND WIZARDS OF THE NORTH SHORE; title: Witchcraft Beliefs; title: Elizabeth Morse and Caleb Powell : Witchcraft in Old Newbury; title: The Salem Witch Trials : The Witch-Hunt Begins; title: The Salem Witch Trials : Spectral Evidence and Nineteen Executions; title: The Salem Witch Trials : "More Weight"; title: Salem Witchcraft in the Nineteenth Century; title: Peg Wesson, the Witch of Gloucester; title: The Good Witches of the North Shore; title: PIRATES AND BURIED TREASURE; title: John Quelch the Accidental Pirate; title: John Phillips, the Pirate Who Was Pickled; title: Fanny Campbell Saves the Day; title: Buried Treasure in Byfield?; title: Harry Main and the Treasure Cats; title: The Treasure of Pine Point; title: Thomas Veal and the Treasure of Pirate's Glen; title: STRANGE PLACES AND WEIRD LOCATIONS; title: Dungeon Rock; title: Devilish Places; title: Witch Rock; title: Beverly's Witches Woods; title: Danvers State Hospital Cemetery; title: Dogtown Common; title: THREE NORTH SHORE ECCENTRICS; title: Lord Timothy Dexter; title: John Murray Spear and the New Motive Power; title: John Hammond, the Master of the Castle; title: SCALY MONSTERS, HAIRY MONSTERS AND SPECTERS; title: The Gloucester Mermaid; title: The Deep Ones : Fact or Fiction?; title: The North Shore Sea Serpent; title: The Dogtown Werewolf; title: Bigfoot on Plum Island; title: The Gloucester Specters.