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Why Pittsburgh’s ‘Green Man’ legend outlives the facts
Pittsburgh’s “Green Man” was a real man, not a monster. After a terrible accident left him disfigured, stories transformed him into a frightening figure. A folklorist explains why western Pennsylvania keeps repeating the legend despite the facts.
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