Bibliograph

Tales of Kentucky ghosts, William Lynwood Montell

Type

Label

Tales of Kentucky ghosts, William Lynwood Montell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tales of Kentucky ghosts

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

697174345

Responsibility statement

William Lynwood Montell

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Cemetery ghosts -- Return of family members as ghosts -- Haunted houses and public buildings -- Civil War ghosts -- Roadside ghosts and odd phenomena -- Headless ghosts -- Animal ghosts and animal tales -- Ghostly lights and screams -- Strange sounds, lights, and unexplained events -- Legends and folktales

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