Henry Shoemaker compiled these folk tales set in the Black Forest of north-central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker's stories recall the decline of big game in the region and the exit of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense of the originals. John Decker's Elk: A Black Forest Souvenir Why the Senecas Would Not Eat Trout: A Story of the Coudersport Pike Young Woman's Creek: The Story of a Mountain Stream Conquering Fate: A Story of the Panther Caves In the Rafters: A Tale of the Mountaineers' Conscience The Winter of the Wolves: A Story of Windfall Run The Three Rivers: A Legend of Potter County A Story of Regina: Another Fragment of the Popular Legend The Death Shout: A Story of the Senecas The Healing Spring: A Story of Quinn's Run The Hunter's Daughter: A Story of Lewis' Run The Moment the Lights Were Lit: A Romance of the Mountains Hugh Mitcheltree: A Story of the Genesee Fork George Shover's Panther: A Story of Little Miller Run The Tramper: The Story of a Famous Lost Boy Little Red Riding Hood: Story of the Packet-Boat Wolf The Cursed Woods: A Legend of One of Nature's Blights The Screaming Skull: A Ghost Story of the Pike

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Today his memory lives on in the legends he helped promote, such as that of the Indian princess "Nita-nee," for whom Central Pennsylvania's Nittany Mountain is supposedly named, and his instrumental role in creating Pennsylvania's noted system of parks and forests and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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