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Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of North Carolina by : Tom Painter
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of North Carolina written by Tom Painter and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What comes to mind when you think of North Carolina history? Is it Sir Walter Raleigh, Guilford Courthouse and the Wright Brothers? Or do you think of sea monsters, drunken geese, hitchhiking alligators and a boy with "America" spelled out in his eyes? Throughout its 350-year past, North Carolina has been the site of a vast number of famous historical events. But the history of the Tar Heel State doesn't stop there. Just beyond what's well-known, written about and taught lies a second history, a Tar Heel treasure trove of fascinating characters and extraordinary events that have for decades gone untold or been forgotten. Until now. In this enthralling new book, Roger Kammerer and Tom Painter have compiled a collection of stories on North Carolina history sure to befuddle, baffle and bemuse even lifelong residents. Who knew that a man in Currituck County once traded his wife and two children for a fishing net? Or that the town of Rich Square once counted among its residents a 1,000-pound man? Or that a world champion fiddler from Asheville once fiddled at the White House for the president and King George VI? Or, better yet, that oysters with false teeth were once hauled up from the waters off Morehead City? Forgotten Tales of North Carolina is an incomparable collection of outrageous historic stories that will delight Tar Heels across the state, newcomers and natives alike.
Book Synopsis Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont by : Sherman Carmichael
Download or read book Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont written by Sherman Carmichael and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the Tar Heel State is filled with mysterious and creepy tales. Legends say that several places in North Carolina have been visited by the devil, from the Devil's Tramping Ground near Siler City to the footprint he left in the Devil's Rock in Warren County. Learn why the Banshee of the Tar River first appeared and why her bloodcurdling screams continue to be heard. The Catsburg Ghost Train still appears on moonless nights. Sightings of Normie, the monster of Lake Norman, have been reported since the lake was created in the early 1960s. Join master storyteller Sherman Carmichael as he explores the lore of North Carolina's Piedmont.
Book Synopsis Mysterious Tales of Coastal North Carolina by : Sherman Carmichael
Download or read book Mysterious Tales of Coastal North Carolina written by Sherman Carmichael and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master storyteller Sherman Carmichael ventures into the Tar Heel State to deliver strange and mysterious tales along the coast. Read about shipwrecks such as that of the SS Liberator, which still sits at the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Diamond Shoals, and legendary storms like the 1911 Water Spouts, which were described as tornadoes spinning wildly atop the ocean. Find out why the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is said to be haunted by a large black cat. Learn about the origins of Boo Hag, a fiendish creature that sucks the life out of her victims as they sleep at night--a tale that originates from the rich Gullah culture of the Carolinas. Join Carmichael as he contemplates these stories and more from the mysterious side of North Carolina's beloved coastal counties.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of South Carolina by : Sherman Carmichael
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of South Carolina written by Sherman Carmichael and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the desk of Sherman Carmichael comes a collection of about a hundred quirky and unpublished tales from the Palmetto State. Tales include everything from folk tales, urban legends, monsters, mermaids, ghost sightings, mysterious lights, UFO sightings, dinosaurs, and haunted locations.
Book Synopsis NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY STORIES by : W. C. ALLEN
Download or read book NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY STORIES written by W. C. ALLEN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Unexplained South Carolina by : Sherman Carmichael
Download or read book Unexplained South Carolina written by Sherman Carmichael and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Palmetto State is home to many strange and unexplained events. The Gray Man of 2018 is Pawleys Island's most historic ghost. He has been seen walking the beaches before hurricanes. The tiny town of Hilda hears the mournful wail of a ghost train. The Bowery, Myrtle Beach's most legendary bar, hosts the spectral singing of Barman Joe. A ninety-two-foot crop circle appeared in the small town of McBee in 1994. And there's a host of Bigfoot sightings in the state. Sherman Carmichael delves into the mysterious side of South Carolina.
Book Synopsis North Carolina History Stories by : W C Allen
Download or read book North Carolina History Stories written by W C Allen and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Tales from the Haunted South by : Tiya Miles
Download or read book Tales from the Haunted South written by Tiya Miles and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2015-08-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Tennessee by : Kelly Kazek
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Tennessee written by Kelly Kazek and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tennessee has never been a stranger to strangeness. Stories of the weird, wild, and wonderful abound in the Volunteer state. Join author and seasoned journalist Kelly Kazek as she tracks down the extraordinary stories that other history books overlook. Each section covers a different outlandish theme of Tennessee history colorful characters, strange sites, intriguing incidents, tombstone tales, odd occurrences, and curious creatures. Readers will discover the brilliant phenomenon of synchronized firefly flashes in the Smoky Mountain town of Elmont, take on the world's largest Moon Pie in Chattanooga and learn Tennessee's history of damaging earthquakes. From the humorous to the haunting, the madcap to the macabre, Forgotten Tales of Tennessee offers a collection as remarkable as the state itself.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales from Abingdon, Virginia and the Holston River Valley by : Donna Gayle Akers
Download or read book Forgotten Tales from Abingdon, Virginia and the Holston River Valley written by Donna Gayle Akers and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of oral histories, ghost stories, and historic newspaper articles from the Abingdon, Virginia area provide the reader with intrigue and entertainment. Brave Civil War Soldiers, murders, fires, epidemics, train wrecks, ghosts, oral history interviews, and community news are featured in articles and letters from the past, as you learn about the past of the region.
Download or read book Goat Castle written by Karen L. Cox and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide. Two eccentrics, Richard Dana and Octavia Dockery—known in the press as the "Wild Man" and the "Goat Woman"—enlisted an African American man named George Pearls to rob their reclusive neighbor, Jennie Merrill, at her estate. During the attempted robbery, Merrill was shot and killed. The crime drew national coverage when it came to light that Dana and Dockery, the alleged murderers, shared their huge, decaying antebellum mansion with their goats and other livestock, which prompted journalists to call the estate "Goat Castle." Pearls was killed by an Arkansas policeman in an unrelated incident before he could face trial. However, as was all too typical in the Jim Crow South, the white community demanded "justice," and an innocent black woman named Emily Burns was ultimately sent to prison for the murder of Merrill. Dana and Dockery not only avoided punishment but also lived to profit from the notoriety of the murder by opening their derelict home to tourists. Strange, fascinating, and sobering, Goat Castle tells the story of this local feud, killing, investigation, and trial, showing how a true crime tale of fallen southern grandeur and murder obscured an all too familiar story of racial injustice.
Book Synopsis Grandfather's Tales of North Carolina History by : Richard Benbury Creecy
Download or read book Grandfather's Tales of North Carolina History written by Richard Benbury Creecy and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hidden History of the Western North Carolina Mountains by : Alice Sink
Download or read book Hidden History of the Western North Carolina Mountains written by Alice Sink and published by Hidden History. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buried deep within the hills and hollers of North Carolina's majestic Appalachian Mountains are stories, traditions and a proud cultural heritage unlike any other. Hidden History of the Western North Carolina Mountains reveals the people, customs and folklore of the region, exploring bygone traditions, fascinating real-life characters and tales so tall they rival the peaks that shape the landscape. What was life like for workers in the gristmills? Was Abraham Lincoln actually born in Bostic in Rutherford County? Who was Amos Owens, and why was he known as the "Cherry Bounce King"? Journey through the mountains with North Carolinian Alice Sink as she investigates these and other questions, unveiling the history of life in western North Carolina that traditional accounts have overlooked.
Book Synopsis Legends and Lore of South Carolina by : Sherman Carmichael
Download or read book Legends and Lore of South Carolina written by Sherman Carmichael and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-31 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection of eighty strange and unusual South Carolina legends is rooted in the state's deep history. Some originated centuries ago, such as the Agnes of Glasgow story in Camden and that of the ghostly dwarf jester Gauche, said to haunt a Beaufort mansion. Certain places hold secrets from different eras, including White Wolf Road in Blacksburg and the state's numerous historic cemeteries like the one at Salem Black River Church in Mayesville. These pages also contain simple explanations for local lore, like the Gullah tradition behind blue bottle trees that still decorate Carolina gardens today. These and many more crowd-pleasing yarns can be found in this volume from the desk of master storyteller, author and researcher Sherman Carmichael.
Book Synopsis Forgotten Tales of Alabama by : Kelly Kazek
Download or read book Forgotten Tales of Alabama written by Kelly Kazek and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alabama tales that have existed only in rumor, legend and lore are uncovered in this volume of strange, funny, far-fetched, unique and gripping stories from Muscle Shoals to Mobile. From Muscle Shoals to Montgomery to Mobile, there's just no place quite like Alabama. Take a journey off the beaten path through the Cotton State with author Kelly Kazek as she uncovers the stories that make Alabama one of a kind. Kazek, a longtime Alabama resident, unearths tales that have existed only in rumor, anecdote, legend and lore. This collection is packed with little-known stories of strange sites, like the world's largest Nehi bottle; curious critters, like the first monkey in space; and colorful characters, such as the outlaw Tom Clark. Whether funny, far-fetched, gripping or grisly, Forgotten Tales of Alabama is filled with stories you won't soon forget.
Book Synopsis Tales of Eastwood by : Dr. Arlene Kearns Dowdy
Download or read book Tales of Eastwood written by Dr. Arlene Kearns Dowdy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if someone told you that an entire community has been practically hidden, within trees and hills, for more than a century? Tales of Eastwood is the true story of the history and lore of Eastwood, North Carolina. This charming community is nestled amid the hills and trees around Highway 15 and 501, with a history and group of intriguing characters all its own. You might have passed through this community in the blink of an eyeless than three minutes to be exactand you would have had no idea you were in the midst of a place rich in culture. Arlene Kearns Dowdy explores the mysterious whispers of the trees and the shadows of the tombstones. She offers a sense of the emotions and courage of the youth as they confront their fears and allows us to discover the amazing strength and endurance of the women and children of this community. Come along as she strolls through the yards and fields to watch children enjoy fun, free playtime. Through her, we are able to know how the strong fathers interact with their children. These tales bring to life the fun and the laughter of the residents of this enchanting community, Eastwood, North Carolina, past and present.
Book Synopsis Haunted North Carolina by : Patty A. Wilson
Download or read book Haunted North Carolina written by Patty A. Wilson and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich in Native American, Colonial, and Civil War history, North Carolina harbors ghosts from tidewater to mountains.
