Collection	General Collection
Author	Samuel Adams Drake
Publish date	1964
Summary	A book with legends and folk lore of New England. Marblehead's section is from page 204 to 234. This book was first published in 1884 and the description of the town reflects that point of view. The legends about Marblehead include "The Scrieking Woman", The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton", "Agnes, the Maid of the Inn", "Skipper Ireson's Ride", a poem "A Plea for Flood Ireson" and "Half-Way Rock."
Object ID	2007-013-00021
Object Name	Book
Publisher	Charles E. Tuttle Company
Pub Place	Rutland, Vermont
Search Terms	Museum of Early American Tools
Subjects	Legends and Folk Lore
Title	A Book of New England Legends and Folk Lore

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013