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Ghost Stories from the American South (American Storytelling) (edition 2005)

by W. K. McNeil (Compiler)

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Collects Southern legends and folk tales about haunted houses, supernatural events, and the appearances of ghosts.
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Title:Ghost Stories from the American South (American Storytelling)
Authors:W. K. McNeil (Compiler)
Info:August House (2005), Edition: First Edition, 176 pages
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Compilation of ghosts stories from the south. An ok read overall but sometimes the language was hard to understand, this was supposed to be a compilation of stories as they were told as part of an oral tradition. ( )
  ChrisWeir | Mar 22, 2020 |
McNeill didn't actually write this book, he simply compiled and edited the stories. While most are poorly written, they are interesting, ( )
  wearylibrarian | Dec 3, 2017 |
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This volume of supernatural narratives is, unlike most such volumes available today, taken from the folk tradition of the southern United Stated. A majority of the texts were collected in the last twenty-five years, although the tales are set in time periods ranging from the Revolutionary War to the present. Most of the items given here have never appeared in print before; in all cases, they have been maintained by oral tradition. Among the 100 tales in this book – drawn from Tidewater Virginia to the Lone Star State – you can read about the face on the window of the Carrollton, Alabama courthouse, the Tex-Mex widower who was haunted by the ghost of his first wife until he paid the grocery bill, the Headless Gownsman at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and much more! These scary stories about haunted houses, banshees and graveyards are perfect for Halloween or a late night scare. More importantly, readers will learn about courage and resourcefulness.
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