Specters and Spirits of the Appalachian Foothills

• Author(s): James V. Burchill, Linda J. Crider,
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press
• Pages: 182
• ISBN_10: 1558539727
  ISBN_13: 9781558539723
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology , Body, Mind & Spirit / General , Body, Mind & Spirit / Supernatural (incl. Ghosts) , Social Science / Folklore & Mythology ,

Description:...

In Appalachia, family ties and respect for the land run deep. So do spookytales and legends, which are told again and again over the years. In this partof the world, the telling of such stories is an art to be fine-tuned. Gatheredfrom those who have lived in the foothills for generations, here are accounts ofgraveyard ghosts, mountain spirits, premonitions in the night, a hauntedcupboard, a runaway train, and a blood red stain. Included are stories of...

• A gnome-like creature that drove the Dunlaps from their house in Chatsworth, Georgia.
• William Stevenson, who appeared in a picture of his great-grandson's birthday party - thirteen years after William's death.
• A Confederate soldier who stopped at the Millers' home a few years ago looking for General Braxton Bragg.
• The red-haired woman who died in a car wreck and appears in speeders' rear-view mirrors to warn them of danger.

Specters and Spirits of the Appalachian Foothills allows you to hearthe cries and meet the spirits that inhabit the mountains from northern Georgiato southern Virginia.