Stories from Germany’s historic Rhine valley, Switzerland’s pastoral cantons, and France’s lovely Alsace all play a part in shaping the lore of America’s most enduring ethnic minority --the Pennsylvania Germans. In Once Upon a Hex, folktale collector Dennis Boyer starts with those roots in Europe and then takes us on a field trip in the American places influenced by the people popularly known as the Pennsylvania Dutch.
A recognized regional author of Midwest legend and lore, Boyer in this work returns to his Pennsylvania origins. He has written many well received books on topics as diverse as taverns, railroading, and land use. This is his fourth collection of ghost stories. His other Badger Books titles include Gone Missing (2002) and Snow on the Rails (2003). Soft cover. 279 pages.
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By: Dennis Boyer
Softcover
279 pages
Dennis Boyer is an attorney and a lobbyist who works in Madison and lives on a farm with his wife and two sons in Dodgeville, Wisconsin. He has long been a social activist supporting Indian treaty rights and environmental preservation. A Mennonite from the Pennsylvania Dutch country, he still does farm chores with draft horses. Called a "premiere ghost hunter" by Haunted Wisconsin author Michael Norman and designated the "folktale man" by Wisconsin Trails magazine, Boyer travels widely in his occupation as a representative of public employees and as an environmental activist. He lives on a farm in southwest Wisconsin with his family.
Driftless Spirits: Ghosts of Southwest Wisconsin By Dennis Boyer "What's particularly enjoyable about Dennis Boyer's collection is its delicious melding of the ordinary and extraordinary--roadside attractions we take for granted are imbued with supernatural possibility. Beautiful mysteries are all around us, and home is where the haunting is." --Madison Isthmus 1996
Giants in the Land: Folktales & Legends of Wisconsin By Dennis Boyer Illustrations by Owen Coyle In this book, Dennis Boyer presents dozens of stories from all parts of Wisconsin, drawing from its rich cultural mix--lumberjack tales, stories from fishing camps, legends of farmers, brewers, miners, hunters, trappers and factory and railroad workers. Richly illustrated with Owen Coyle's pen and ink sketches.
Great Wisconsin Taverns By Dennis Boyer Here at last is a guide to many of Wisconsin's memorable and unique taverns featuring 101 different watering holes. Dennis Boyer helps you find the best places to stop and taste the suds.
Northern Frights: A Supernatural Ecology of the Wisconsin Headwaters By Dennis Boyer Illustrations by Owen Coyle In this, his third book of Wisconsin ghost tales, folk legends, and supernatural happenings, Dennis Boyer explores the Wisconsin north woods, there finding stories and storytellers of quite a different sort from those he encountered in the southern half of the state. Many of the legends were told to Dennis Boyer by Native American storytellers, others by descendants of French, English and early pioneers to the north country. All who visit this land of tall green pines and sparkling blue waters will, after reading Dennis Boyer's new collection, visit Northern Wisconsin next time with a new appreciation of the region.
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