North Carolina Ghosts and Legends

by Nancy Roberts

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781643360454
Publisher:	University of South Carolina Press
Publication date:	10/11/2019
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,116,864
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

The Ghost Comes for Blackbeard: Ocracoke 1

The General's Ghost: Fort Fisher 13

The Whaler's Return: Shackleford Banks 19

The Unearthly Music of Roan Mountain: Western North Carolina 34

Lifesaver of the Outer Banks: Outer Banks 40

The Lovely Apparition: Near High Point 48

Run of the Ghost Train: Warsaw 52

The Mysterious Hoofprints at Bath: Bath 56

The Fairy Cross: Western North Carolina Mountains 59

Music by the Ghost Organ: Kadesh 64

Bummer's End: Smithfield 68

The Little Red Man: Old Salem 72

Devil's Tramping Ground: Siler City 75

The Light at Maco Station: Wilmington 78

Dromgoole: Chapel Hill 81

Ghost of the Old Mine: Gold Hill 85

The Battle of the Dead: Bentonville 91

The Ghost on the Stairs: Fayetteville 95

Editorial Reviews

Just about everybody likes a good ghost story. And ghost hunter/author Nancy Roberts... has put together as shivery a selection of other worldly tales as you're likely to find anywhere.... And whether you believe in ghosts or not, these tales are guaranteed to give you a chill, especially before you go into a dark room alone.

Southern Living

"Just about everybody likes a good ghost story. And ghost hunter/author Nancy Roberts . . . has put together as shivery a selection of other worldly tales as you're likely to find anywhere. . . . And whether you believe in ghosts or not, these tales are guaranteed to give you a chill, especially before you go into a dark room alone."--Southern Living

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