Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia

Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia

  • Autor: Roberts, Nancy
  • Editor: University of South Carolina Press
  • ISBN: 9781643360416
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781643360423
  • eISBN Epub: 9781643360423
  • Lloc de publicació:  South Carolina , United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2019
  • Mes: Octubre
  • DDC: 133.1/0975
  • Idioma: Anglés

Nancy Roberts has often been described to as the "First Lady of American Folklore" and the title is well deserved. Throughout her decades-long career, Roberts documented supernatural experiences and interviewed hundreds of people about their recollections of encounters with the supernatural.

This nationally renowned writer began her undertaking in this ghostly realm as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer. Encouraged by Carl Sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, Roberts wrote her first book in 1958. Aptly called a "custodian of the twilight zone" by Southern Living magazine, Roberts based her suspenseful stories on interviews and her rich knowledge of American folklore. Her stories were always rooted in history, which earned her a certificate of commendation from the American Association of State and Local History for her books on the Carolinas and Appalachia.

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  • GHOSTS OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND APPALACHIA
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  • CONTENTS
  • Night of the Hunt
  • Return of the Bell Witch
  • The Shenandoah Stage
  • Chain Gang Man
  • Fort Mountain
  • The Woman in Black
  • Laura
  • The Coming of the Demon
  • The Letter
  • The Ghost Fiddlers
  • The Haunted Copper Mine
  • The Ghost of John Henry Lives On
  • A Visitor From the Dead
  • The Ghosts of Shut-In Creek
  • Highway 19, Where Apparitions Still Ride
  • The Mysterious Face on the Wall
  • The Specter’s Vengeance
  • The Angel of Death