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Haunts of Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands

Author: Joe Tennis

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-08-18

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1614235325

This “interesting collection of Southwest Virginia ghost stories” is packed with pictures and Appalachian lore (Roanoke Star-Sentinel). A Confederate soldier forever lost at Cumberland Gap. The wispy woman of Roanoke College. The spectral horse that runs the streets of Abingdon. These are just a few of the restless spirits of southwestern Virginia. Join local author Joe Tennis as he takes readers on both sides of the Blue Ridge to explore the ghostly tales of Appalachia and the Crooked Road. Peer over the rim of the New Castle Murder Hole, dive into the mysteries of Mountain Lake, and wander among the lost graves of Wise County to discover the haunted lore of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands. This book bridges the Blue Ridge Parkway and follows the entire length of the Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. It explores a couple dozen counties, with tales of towns called Fincastle and Saltville tucked away in Virginia’s scenic southwestern corner. Each chapter is based on a blend of folk legends, longtime traditions, historical research, and firsthand accounts—and the book also includes a bibliography, a map, and forty-five photographs.

Legends, Stories and Ghostly Tales of Abingdon and Washington County, Virginia

Author: Donna Gayle Akers

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9781595130068

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Virginia Legends & Lore

Author: Charles A. Mills

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-08-23

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1439673357

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For centuries, Virginians have told, retold and embellished wonderful stories of their history. Legends such as the "wild Spanish ponies" of Chincoteague, General Braddock's lost gold, the Mount Vernon Monster and the Richmond Vampire tug at the imagination. Revolutionary War heroes, Annandale's Bunny Man, the enslaved woman who became a Union spy in the White House of the Confederacy and many others left imprints on the Commonwealth of Virginia. Explore secret societies, hidden knowledge and the mysteries of the universe with author Chuck Mills.

Legends & Lore of East Tennessee

Author: Shane S. Simmons

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-08-08

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 1439657319

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Author Shane Simmons explores tales of bravery, lore and bizarre customs within the East Tennessee region. The mountains of East Tennessee are chock full of unique folklore passed down through generations. Locals spin age-old yarns of legends like Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and Dragging Canoe. Stories of snake-handling churches and the myths behind the death crown superstitions dot the landscape. The mysteries surrounding the Sensabaugh Tunnel still haunt residents.

The Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee

Author: Charles Edwin Price

Publisher: The Overmountain Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781570720086

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The Infamous Bell Witch of Tennessee is the account of the creepy doings of Tennessee's most malevolent, puzzling, and notorious bugbear. The story begins when Kate first entered the home of John Bell, in 1817, and continues to the present day.

An Anthology of American Folktales and Legends

Author: Frank de Caro

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-18

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1317476980

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For folklorists, students, as well as general readers, this is the most comprehensive survey of American folktales and legends currently available. It offers an amazing variety of American legend and lore - everything from Appalachian Jack tales, African American folklore, riddles, trickster tales, tall tales, tales of the supernatural, legends of crime and criminals, tales of women, and even urban legends.The anthology is divided into three main sections - Native American and Hawaiian Narratives, Folktales, and Legends - and within each section the individual stories explore the myriad narrative traditions and genres from various geographic regions of the United States. Each section and tale genre is introduced and placed in its narrative context by noted folklorist Frank de Caro. Tale type and motif indexes complete the work.

The Crabtrees of Southwest Virginia

Author: Margaret Milam McProud

Publisher:

Published: 1965

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13:

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A genealogy of the Crabtree families of Southwest Virginia.

The Kendall Family: My Family's Stories in Print

Author: Mary Kendall Hope

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-10-29

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1312730323

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The Kendall Family: My Family's Stories in Print is a written documentary. The book records a collection of photographs and stories from the Kendall Family of Southwest Virginia, North Carolina, & Pennsylvania. Many descendants of our family live throughout the United States. Our origins date back to Northern England. Our first ancestor in America was Thomas Kendall "Senior" who was born in England in the 1600's and first documented here in Chester, Pennsylvania Friends Meeting in 1709.

Enchanted Legends and Lore of New Mexico

Author: Ray John De Aragon

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781609495725

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Beginning in the seventeenth century, townsfolk and rural dwellers in the remote Spanish colonial city of Santa Fe maintained a provocative interest in mysterious and miraculous visions. This preoccupation with the afterlife, occult forces and unearthly beings existing outside the natural world led to early witch trials, stories about saintly apparitions and strange encounters with spirits and haunted places. New Mexican author Ray John de Arag�n explores the time-honored tradition of frightening folklore in the Land of Enchantment in this intriguing collection of tales that crosses cultures in the dark corners of the southwestern night.