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Author: Hettie Jones
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780689808296
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a collection of five not-too-scary stories, each told by a different member of the Alston family. To enhance the spooky mood, all of Bradford Brown's stylish illustrations are embellished with glow-in-the-dark ink.
Author: Lynn Michelsohn
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2013-08-29
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9781484023303
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Meet . . . ~ the shrieking spirit of Crab Boy lost forever to a fierce Murrells Inlet marsh creature . . . ~ an ingenious slave matching wits with his plantation owner . . . ~ the unique inhabitants of isolated Sandy Island in the Carolina Lowcountry . . . These are the "ghosts" of African-American Gullah culture once so alive on plantations along the coast above and below Charleston, South Carolina. This brief collection (10,000 words, seven illustrations, 84 pages in paperback) of charming Gullah folktales includes one actual ghost story, “Crab Boy's Ghost,” local history and folklore, and notes on Gullah history and culture. An excerpt from her book Lowcountry Ghosts is also included. These selections are also included in Lynn Michelsohn's longer collection, Tales from Brookgreen with its accounts of ghosts, romantic heroines, historical characters, and mysterious visitors to Murrells Inlet in the Lowcountry surrounding Charleston, South Carolina.
Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2011-08-02
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 0762768371
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Palmetto state!
Author: Lynn Michelsohn
Publisher: Cleanan Press Inc
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780977161454
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →History, Mystery, and Romance in the Carolina Lowcountry! A haunted necklace, a trickster rabbit, an ingenious slave, a shrieking droll, and a fianc returned from the dead all come to life in Lynn Michelsohn's new collection of Carolina Lowcountry ghost stories and folklore from the four historic rice plantations making up Brookgreen GardensSouth Carolina's popular tourist attraction near Myrtle Beach. These enchanting folktales, tied to specific plantation locations and historical events, enrich the enjoyment of any visit to the Lowcountry for tourists, armchair travelers, or devotees of ghost stories and folklore. Lynn Michelsohn, a tenth generation Carolinian, is clearly drawn to history, mystery, and romance wherever she finds it, as her previous book, "Roswell, Your Travel Guide to the UFO Capital of the World!" explores intrigues of a different kind. Now, in "Tales from Brookgreen" her charming retelling of these sometimes-eerie, sometimes-sad, sometimes-humorous tales engages readers in characters and folkways unique to the Carolina Lowcountry.
Author: Terrance Zepke
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 1561643068
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →During the day, residents and visitors alike enjoy the quiet beauty of the peaceful coasts and Lowcountry of South Carolina. But in a state where soldiers fell, slaves died without knowing freedom, and the practice of voodoo is still an open secret, the night is bound to be a bit more exciting. Whether you are an amateur ghost-hunter, a South Carolina buff, or just love a good scare, you will enjoy these tales of ghostly encounters and supernatural happenings. From the bustling streets of Charleston and the graceful old plantations, to the foreboding coastal forts and the darkest heart of the swamps, spirits and creatures seem to lurk in every corner.
Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-08-07
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 0762789565
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Peach State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Author: Hettie Jones
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Poetry. While Hettie Jones' past collections of poetry "combined prosaic diction with a knowing, urban wit .This new collection of several dozen short, unsentimental works primarily located in New York City, Jones's longtime home, extend her territory"--Publishers Weekly. "Readers who have appreciated Hettie Jones's previous literary works.will be intrigued and exhilarated by her recent book..an engaging meditation from the personal to the collective that.touches upon a variety of themes"--Rochelle Owens. Hettie Jones is the prize-winning author of two previous collections of poetry All Told and Drive and a memoir How I Became Hettie Jones as well as many other books for children and adults.
Author: Maggie Pearson
Publisher: Darby Creek
Published: 2016-09-01
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 1512413402
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A lone traveler battles a ghost in a haunted house. A werewolf's bride is on the hunt to feed her husband dinner. A vampire waits outside a girl's window for the perfect moment to pounce. This collection of traditional tales and myths from cultures around the world looks at all things spooky. From magical to ridiculous, mysterious to terrifying, watch out for things that go boo in the night!
