‘ 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.
About the author
Ruth Ann Musick, professor emeritus of English at Fairmont State College, West Virginia, is the author of The Telltale Lilac Bush.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9780813128276 ● File size 5.7 MB ● Publisher The University Press of Kentucky ● City Lexington ● Country US ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2479625 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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