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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The area was settled by German immigrants beginning in the 1730s. Early accounts describe the community being terrorized by a monster called a Schneller Geist, meaning 'quick spirit' in German. The earliest incarnations mixed the half-bird features of a siren with the nightmarish features of demons and ghouls. The Snallygaster was described as half-reptile, half-bird with a metallic beak lined with razor-sharp teeth, occasionally with octopus-like tentacles. It swoops silently from the sky to pick up and carry off its victims. The earliest stories claim that this monster sucked the blood of its victims. Seven-pointed stars, which reputedly kept the snallygaster at bay, can still be seen painted on local barns. It has been suggested the legend was resurrected in the 19th century to frighten freed slaves. Newspaper accounts throughout February and March of 1909 describe encounters between local residents and a beast with 'enormous wings, a long pointed bill, claws like steel hooks, and an eye in the center of its forehead.' 96 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The area was settled by German immigrants beginning in the 1730s. Early accounts describe the community being terrorized by a monster called a Schneller Geist, meaning 'quick spirit' in German. The earliest incarnations mixed the half-bird features of a siren with the nightmarish features of demons and ghouls. The Snallygaster was described as half-reptile, half-bird with a metallic beak lined with razor-sharp teeth, occasionally with octopus-like tentacles. It swoops silently from the sky to pick up and carry off its victims. The earliest stories claim that this monster sucked the blood of its victims. Seven-pointed stars, which reputedly kept the snallygaster at bay, can still be seen painted on local barns. It has been suggested the legend was resurrected in the 19th century to frighten freed slaves. Newspaper accounts throughout February and March of 1909 describe encounters between local residents and a beast with 'enormous wings, a long pointed bill, claws like steel hooks, and an eye in the center of its forehead.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Snallygaster | Dragon, Blue Ridge Mountains, Braddock Heights, Maryland, Heptagram, Demons, Smithsonian Institution, Theodore Roosevelt | Lambert M. Surhone (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786130949204 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The area wassettled by German immigrants beginning in the 1730s. Early accountsdescribe the community being terrorized by a monster called a SchnellerGeist, meaning 'quick spirit' in German. The earliest incarnations mixedthe half-bird features of a siren with the nightmarish features ofdemons and ghouls. The Snallygaster was described as half-reptilehalf-bird with a metallic beak lined with razor-sharp teethoccasionally with octopus-like tentacles. It swoops silently from thesky to pick up and carry off its victims. The earliest stories claimthat this monster sucked the blood of its victims. Seven-pointed starswhich reputedly kept the snallygaster at bay, can still be seen paintedon local barns. It has been suggested the legend was resurrected in the19th century to frighten freed slaves. Newspaper accounts throughoutFebruary and March of 1909 describe encounters between local residentsand a beast with 'enormous wings, a long pointed bill, claws like steelhooks, and an eye in the center of its forehead.'VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 96 pp. Englisch.…