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Tales of Kentucky Ghosts
William Lynwood Montell
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Description for Tales of Kentucky Ghosts
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; JFHF; VXQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from across the commonwealth that will keep you checking under the bed every night.
The first-person accounts in this collection showcase folklore that Montell has drawn from archives, family stories, and oral traditions throughout Kentucky. The stories include that of the ghost bride of Laurel County, who appears ... Read more
A good ghost story can make your hair stand on end, your palms sweat, and your heart race. The bone-chilling collection Tales of Kentucky Ghosts presents more than 250 stories that do just that. In his new book, William Lynwood Montell has assembled an entertaining and diverse array of tales from across the commonwealth that will keep you checking under the bed every night.
The first-person accounts in this collection showcase folklore that Montell has drawn from archives, family stories, and oral traditions throughout Kentucky. The stories include that of the ghost bride of Laurel County, who appears ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813168272
SKU
V9780813168272
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About William Lynwood Montell
William Lynwood Montell, professor emeritus of folk studies at Western Kentucky University, USA is the author or editor of more than twenty books, including Tales of Kentucky Doctors, and Tales from Kentucky Funeral Homes.
Reviews for Tales of Kentucky Ghosts
Montell vividly re-creates the context of storytelling in Kentucky in times past. This evocation of the rich folk history of the region is the special strength and magic his work offers to readers: the sense that their own tales, ways, and beliefs are part of a valuable legacy that deserves respect and honor. This is a matter about which Montell ... Read more