The Black Moose in Pennsylvania
Typical Maine Moose Head (Killed in 1902 by Samuel Merrill). (Frontispiece)
HENRY W. SHOEMAKER
(Author of Pennsylvania Deer and Their Horns , etc.)
The kingly Lyon, and the strong arm'd Beare
The large lim'd Mooses, with the tripping Deare,
Quill darting Porcupines, and Rackcoones bee,
Castelled in the hollow of an aged tree.
— William Wood, 1634
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Published by THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE COMPANY