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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.

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Is That an Alligator in the Sewer?The Legendary DakotaThe Montauk Project: Wild Myth or Government Coverup?Mary Mallon, The Killer CookThe Legends of Hell GateThe Leather ManThe Beautiful Cigar GirlThe Deadly Church PicnicThe Headless HorsemanThe Mad BomberThe Evil MonasteryThe Mysterious Bystander Effect

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/9/2019 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781493039845, 978-1493039845
      ISBN10: 1493039849

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Is That an Alligator in the Sewer?The Legendary DakotaThe Montauk Project: Wild Myth or Government Coverup?Mary Mallon, The Killer CookThe Legends of Hell GateThe Leather ManThe Beautiful Cigar GirlThe Deadly Church PicnicThe Headless HorsemanThe Mad BomberThe Evil MonasteryThe Mysterious Bystander Effect

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