#FolkloreMythLegend #HistoryWorldEvents Where myth and history combine, American folk legends are at their most interesting and appeal to us most strongly. An attempt has been made in this book to assemble only legends, for, doubtful as some historians profess to find them, certain occurrences, like the story of Captain Smith and Pocahontas, and the ride of General Putnam down Breakneck Stairs, are taught as history. Excerpts: THE CATSKILL WITCH When the Dutch gave the name o