‘ West Virginia boasts an unusually rich heritage of ghost tales. Originally West Virginians told these hundred stories not for idle amusement but to report supernatural experiences that defied ordinary human explanation. From jealous rivals and ghostly children to murdered kinsmen and omens of death, these tales reflect the inner lives—the hopes, beliefs, and fears—of a people. Like all folklore, these tales reveal much of the history of the region: its isolation and violence, the passions and bloodshed of the Civil War era, the hardships of miners and railroad laborers, and the lingering vitality of Old World traditions.
Sobre el autor
Ruth Ann Musick, professor emeritus of English at Fairmont State College, West Virginia, is the author of The Telltale Lilac Bush.
Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● Páginas 208 ● ISBN 9780813128276 ● Tamaño de archivo 5.7 MB ● Editorial The University Press of Kentucky ● Ciudad Lexington ● País US ● Publicado 2010 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 2479625 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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