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Fairies of Northern Appalachia: Cover reveal!
I’m so excited to reveal the cover for my next book, Fairies of Northern Appalachia: A History of the Little People of the Mountains, which covers fairy stories and beliefs from Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky.
I thought John Anster Fitzgerald’s painting “The Fairies’ Favourite” was the perfect cover for this book, because it captures something of the diversity and strangeness of the fairies that occupy Appalachian stories. I also like the fact that the cover seems to depict a fairy queen wearing a crown (can you find her?) because my book contains a couple of stories about “fairy queens”—from both eastern Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
Here is the cover and back cover in full:
Book overview
Join Andrew Warburton, author of New York Fairies and New England Fairies, as he explores the deep, but often overlooked, roots of fairy lore in the mist-shrouded mountains of Northern Appalachia.
The magic of Old World folklore lingers in Northern Appalachia’s hills and hollers. From banshees to tommyknockers to mischievous elves, myriad fairy spirits populate the stories of the region’s mountain folk. The Little Hunchbacked Man who dwelled in corners of Pennsylvania Dutch homes. Pixies whose knocking warned of explosions in West Virginia’s mines. A red-haired fairy whose magical arrows tormented the Scots Irish of Kentucky’s Cumberland Mountains.
In this vivid and well-researched history, Andrew Warburton gathers the region’s forgotten fairy stories―from tales about “ancient pygmies” in Ohio to a psychiatrist’s account of photographing fairies in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.The contents are as follows:
- Introduction
- 1. German Fairies: Influence of Pennsylvania Dutch folklore.
- 2. Irish Fairies: Influence of Scots-Irish settlers.
- 3. Underground Fairies: Tales of “tommyknockers” and mining spirits.
- 4. Virginia’s Fairy Stone Park: Legends behind the famous staurolite stones.
- 5. Fairies by Other Names: Regional variations of little people.
- 6. Appalachian Pygmies: Legends of ancient, small inhabitants in Ohio and throughout Appalachia.
- 7. Modern Fairy Stories: Accounts and sightings in the modern era.
- A Glossary of Northern Appalachian Fairies
- Bibliography
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Hype for the Future 117D: Historic Sites of Southwest Pennsylvania
Introduction The historical significance of the southwestern region of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, largely south of the Ohio River along both sides of the Monongahela, is largely determined by the Scots-Irish “frontier” settlement in the European colonization of largely British Colonial America. Additional groups had included the Germans, Dutch, Scots-Irish, Quakers (often associated with the north of England), and related groups often also associated with the Mid-Atlantic colonies […] -
Hype for the Future 112N: Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Overview The Township of Donegal is located within the County of Washington at the extreme western edge of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, accessible immediately east of the West Virginia state line along Interstate 70 and the associated Route 40. Apart from I-70 and U.S. 40, the area is also accessible from the Claysville area along the north-south Route 231, with the township limits containing the vicinity of Claysville (though not the borough limits) as well as the unincorporated […] -
Hype for the Future 99A: The Frontier Culture of Augusta County, Virginia
Disclaimer Within the Commonwealth of Virginia, independent cities can occasionally be classified within the associated counties; however, the cities are politically separate from the surrounding counties as per the state constitution. This post pertains to the Cities of Staunton and Waynesboro in addition to Augusta County proper. Introduction Traditionally a significantly larger county associated with the entire frontier of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the County of Augusta, named for […] -
Had me DNA tested and no surprise it's majority #ScotsIrish with continental #European making up most of the remainder. But then there was this: 0.2% #Nigerian. May or may not be true, but it's possible. The British Isles are not quite as #Caucasian as we have been led to believe, eh? #Scotland #Britain #Ancestry #Europe #BlackMastodon https://newsone.com/6399941/the-history-of-black-scottish-people/
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Having spent my entire life believing my ancestors were #ScotsIrish, modern technology has allowed me to look centuries into my ancient past and reveal long-hidden truths from the mists of time. Spoiler alert: I'm Scots-Irish ;-) #Ancestry #MyDNA #Scotland #Ireland 🏴 🇮🇪 🍻 👍 😁
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Are there any people here who consider themselves #Rednecks, who are also #liberal, or even #left of liberal (like me)? I'm not a redneck exactly, but those influences are in my blood and in my culture and it kind of puts me in a weird spot. Can anyone identify? I'd love to have a convo with #TraeCrowder about this stuff, but I imagine he's busy being a full time comic and podcast host.
#culture, #cultures, #ScotchIrish, #ScotsIrish -
I'm currently #reading An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States and it seems pretty much everything that is going on in the #US can be explained by what's in that #book
I'm learning about its #Calvinist heritage, the #ScotsIrish, how #colonialism relates to #WitchTrials, how #WhiteSupremacy has roots in #Christian theology.
And, of course, all of this is part of #British #History.
It's an insightful book.