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| Author | : James Gay Jones |
| Publisher | : McClain Printing Company |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 1979-01-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780870123412 |
A collection of intriguing ghost stories & delightful folktales & legends of southern Appalachia. Most of these tales have authentic historical settings dating from the early days of settlement of this region to recent times.
| Author | : James Gay Jones |
| Publisher | : McClain Printing Company |
| Total Pages | : 124 |
| Release | : 1975 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Consists of an introductory essay on the Appalachian setting & a choice selection of folk stories about ghosts, true experiences & tall tales. Ninth Printing 1995.
| Author | : Ruth Ann Musick |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2010-09-12 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 0813128277 |
" West Virginia boasts an unusually rich heritage of ghost tales. Originally West Virginians told these hundred stories not for idle amusement but to report supernatural experiences that defied ordinary human explanation. From jealous rivals and ghostly children to murdered kinsmen and omens of death, these tales reflect the inner lives—the hopes, beliefs, and fears—of a people. Like all folklore, these tales reveal much of the history of the region: its isolation and violence, the passions and bloodshed of the Civil War era, the hardships of miners and railroad laborers, and the lingering vitality of Old World traditions.
| Author | : Visionary Living, Inc. |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 289 |
| Release | : 2019-07-17 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1493043994 |
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Mountain State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Rosemary Ellen Guiley shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From the headless ghosts wandering Droop Mountain to the tortured spirits of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
| Author | : Mark A. Hall |
| Publisher | : Cosimo, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2008-11-01 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1605203491 |
In this compelling compilation of evidence, researcher Mark Hall presents the case for terrifying, monstrous bird that has roamed our continents since the days of the ancient legends of the Thunderbird. Some very large birds are being sighted in the skies over North America. Described as an enormous black bird with a white ring around its long neck and a wingspan of up to 20 feet and more, this giant bird of prey has been sighted from Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific Northwest, and into the Midwest, Appalachia, and Pennsylvania. The accounts are puzzling and hard to believe yet eyewitnesses swear by what they saw. Evidence from around the world indicates that our ancestors knew and feared the bird, which can carry away small children and animals.
| Author | : James K. Crissman |
| Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
| Total Pages | : 268 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780252063558 |
James Crissman explores cultural traits related to death and dying in Appalachian sections of Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, showing how they have changed since the 1600s. Relying on archival materials, almost forty photographs, and interviews with more than 400 mountain dwellers, Crissman focuses on the importance of family and "neighborliness" in mountain society. Written for both scholarly and general audiences, the book contains sections on the death watch, body preparation, selection or construction of a coffin or casket, digging the grave by hand, the wake, the funeral, and other topics. Crissman then demonstrates how technology and the encroachment of American society have turned these vital traditions into the disappearing practices of the past.
| Author | : Ann Sheldon |
| Publisher | : BEYOND BOOKS HUB |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2023-05-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
A half-mile north from Jo. Dunfer’s, on the road from Hutton’s to Mexican Hill, the highway dips into a sunless ravine which opens out on either hand in a half-confidential manner, as if it had a secret to impart at some more convenient season. I never used to ride through it without looking first to the one side and then to the other, to see if the time had arrived for the revelation. If I saw nothing — and I never did see anything — there was no feeling of disappointment, for I knew the disclosure was merely withheld temporarily for some good reason which I had no right to question. That I should one day be taken into full confidence I no more doubted than I doubted the existence of Jo. Dunfer himself, through whose premises the ravine ran.
| Author | : Randy Russell |
| Publisher | : Blair |
| Total Pages | : 166 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
From the Blue Ridge to the Cumberlands, from Pigeon Forge and Cades Cove to Warrior Path State Park and Roan Mountain, East Tennessee offers a plethora of stories about haints and spirits. Twenty-five tales, all based in historical fact or tied to an actual location and intertwined with regional folklore, are included in this collection.
| Author | : Loren Coleman |
| Publisher | : Cosimo, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2001-12-01 |
| Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
| ISBN | : 1616406119 |
A new Hollywood blockbuster, an amazing documentary, and thousands of web pages in its honor. What's the fuss? In a word--Mothman! A famous investigator examines the reports of this huge, red-eyed creature with wings seen over Point Pleasant, West Virginia on November 15, 1966?and the spawn of Mothman seen before and after that date.
| Author | : Josepha Sherman |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 1450 |
| Release | : 2015-03-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1317459377 |
Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.
