Penn's Cave
Henry Shoemaker
Fiction
Pennsylvania's Grandest Cavern and Beautiful Lake Karoondinha Henry Wharton Shoemaker's legendary guide to Penn’s Cave in Centre County, Pennsylvania, includes many myths and legends sure to provide entertainment to spelunkers. This 7th...
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Pennsylvania's Grandest Cavern and Beautiful Lake Karoondinha
Henry Wharton Shoemaker's legendary guide to Penn’s Cave in Centre County, Pennsylvania, includes many myths and legends sure to provide entertainment to spelunkers. This 7th edition, the first by Catamount Press, contains the following:
- Preface, Introduction, and Foreword
- Description
- History
- The Legend of Penn’s Cave
- Cave Panthers
- The Little Postmistress
- Governor Curtin’s Visit
- The Fountain of Youth
- Riding His Pony
- Nitanee
- A Visit to Howe’s Cave, New York, 1919
Author: Henry Shoemaker Foreword by: Lawrence Knorr
Page Count: 110
Trim Size: 5 x 8
Publish Date: March 28, 2023
Imprint: Catamount Press
Genre: Travel / Literary
FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
FICTION / Cultural Heritage
FICTION / Small Town & Rural
TRAVEL / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA)
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