Ghosts of the Carolinas

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-64336-039-3
Verlag: University of South Carolina Press

Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 226 mm, Gewicht: 113 g

Nancy Roberts's Southern Ghost Lore Revival--Exhumed and Improved for Fearless Readers.

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roberts, Nancy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- The Talking Corpse
- The Ring
- The Phantom Rider of Bush River
- The Witch Cat
- The Gray Man
- Tsali, the Cherokee Brave
- The Ghost of Litchfield
- City of Death
- House of the Opening Door
- The Ghosts of Hagley
- Return from the Dead
- Whistle While You Haunt
- The Brown Mountain Lights
- Alice of the Hermitage
- The Night the Spirits Called
- Swamp Girl

Über Autor(innen)

Nancy Roberts (1924-2008) was a popular Southern writer who frequently lectured on folklore and creative writing. She is the author of more than twenty books that together have sold more than a million copies. Roberts earned a degree in comparative literature from the University of North Carolina.