Blackbeard the Pirate and Other Stories of the Pine Barrens- By Larona Homer

What do Blackbeard the Pirate, an Indian Princess, the Jersey Devil, a black doctor, and a moose named February all have in common? More than you'd probably imagine, unless you know a great deal about the history and folklore of New Jersey's Pine Barrens. For this mysterious wilderness has over the years been home to a fascinating cast of characters, some of them real and some of them legendary. There are people in the Pines who say that Blackbeard buried his treasure there long ago, and that the horse -faced wing-flapping Jersey Devil still roams the woods, blowing the tops off of trees and turning milk sour. The stories about them in this book could have happened.

Softcover/Very Good