New York Myths and Legends

The True Stories behind History's Mysteries, Second Edition

Fran Capo

Are there alligators under New York City? Did the military take the lessons learned in the so-called “Philadelphia Experiment” of 1943 and apply the same technology at Montauk—to develop a weapon that would literally drive the enemy insane? Just who was the homeless man who walked a 365-mile route every thirty-four days, dressed in heavy leather?

From the Lake Champlain monster to the friendly ghost hostess of Skene Manor, New York Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Empire State’s most fascinating stories.

Globe Pequot

Pages: 248 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-3984-5 • Paperback • August 2019 • $18.95 • (£14.99)

978-1-4930-3985-2 • eBook • August 2019 • $18.00 • (£13.99)

Series: Myths and Mysteries Series

Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA), History / United States / General, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology

New York Myths and Legends

The True Stories behind History's Mysteries, Second Edition

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Summary

Are there alligators under New York City? Did the military take the lessons learned in the so-called “Philadelphia Experiment” of 1943 and apply the same technology at Montauk—to develop a weapon that would literally drive the enemy insane? Just who was the homeless man who walked a 365-mile route every thirty-four days, dressed in heavy leather?

From the Lake Champlain monster to the friendly ghost hostess of Skene Manor, New York Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Empire State’s most fascinating stories.

Details

Globe Pequot

Pages: 248 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-3984-5 • Paperback • August 2019 • $18.95 • (£14.99)

978-1-4930-3985-2 • eBook • August 2019 • $18.00 • (£13.99)

Series: Myths and Mysteries Series

Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA), History / United States / General, Social Science / Folklore & Mythology

Author

Fran Capo is a freelance writer, standup comic, lecturer, and the Guinness Book of World Records' Fastest Talking Female. This Queens College graduate has appeared on more than 248 radio shows and 98 TV shows, including Larry King Live, Entertainment Tonight, and Good Morning America. She lives in Putnam Valley, NY.

Table of Contents

Is That an Alligator in the Sewer?
The Legendary Dakota
The Montauk Project: Wild Myth or Government Coverup?
Mary Mallon, The Killer Cook
The Legends of Hell Gate
The Leather Man
The Beautiful Cigar Girl
The Deadly Church Picnic
The Headless Horseman
The Mad Bomber
The Evil Monastery
The Mysterious Bystander Effect