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The Haunted South : Where Ghosts Still Roam by Nancy Roberts; [photographs by Bruce Roberts] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Haunted South : Where Ghosts Still Roam about?
The Old South comes to supernatural life in this classic collection of chilling tales from the "custodian of the twilight zone" ( Southern Living ). Nancy Roberts, known as the "First Lady of American Folklore," is a topnotch storyteller and one of the few who both write and tell their own stories. For more than two decades, Ms. Roberts has documented ghost stories and interviewed hundreds of people throughout the United States. A nationally known author of twenty-three books, Ms. Roberts began her career with a series of ghost stories written for The Charlotte Observer . Carl Sandburg sent her word that her stories were good, suggesting "they should be a book." Since then her books have won her a certificate of commendation from the American Association for State and Local History and a nomination for the Great Western Writer's Spur Award. The Haunted South includes tales about . . . An angel sighting in the North Carolina mountains A poltergeist occurrence that drew trainloads of spectators to Jessup, Georgia A ghostly warning in Atlanta presaging a major plane crash A North Carolina tavern where unsuspecting travelers were murdered An omen of death brought by South Caroli
Who reads The Haunted South : Where Ghosts Still Roam?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Nancy Roberts; [photographs by Bruce Roberts]
- Publisher
- S.C. : University of South Carolina press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781643360430
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, History, Travel
- Rating
- 3.5 / 5 (34 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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