Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817318860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Ghost stories from Mississippi.
Thirteen Mississippi Ghosts and Jeffrey
Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817318860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Ghost stories from Mississippi.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817318860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Ghost stories from Mississippi.
Jeffrey's Favorite 13 Ghost Stories
Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603061118
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This is the first anthology of the author’s own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful Jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.” Hundreds of thousands of these books have been sold. The present volume includes 13 of the best of Mrs. Windham’s stories, representing mysterious and supernatural doings from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Most of the stories are related to historical places and sometimes to historical people.
Publisher: NewSouth Books
ISBN: 1603061118
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This is the first anthology of the author’s own favorite ghost stories from the highly successful Jeffrey series of books that began in 1969 with “13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.” Hundreds of thousands of these books have been sold. The present volume includes 13 of the best of Mrs. Windham’s stories, representing mysterious and supernatural doings from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Most of the stories are related to historical places and sometimes to historical people.
Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey
Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 081731881X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey is a deluxe, commemorative edition of famed southern author and folklorist Kathryn Tucker Windham's introduction to Georgia's thirteen most famous haunted houses and ghostly visitations.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 081731881X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey is a deluxe, commemorative edition of famed southern author and folklorist Kathryn Tucker Windham's introduction to Georgia's thirteen most famous haunted houses and ghostly visitations.
Jeffrey Introduces 13 More Southern Ghosts
Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN: 9780817303815
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jeffrey introduces us to 13 southern ghosts.
Publisher: University Alabama Press
ISBN: 9780817303815
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Jeffrey introduces us to 13 southern ghosts.
The Haunting of Mississippi
Author: Barbara Sillery
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455616362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
“Excellent . . . provides well-researched history as well as reports of recent unusual phenomenon” —from the author of Biloxi Memories (Southern Spirit Guide). The Hospitality State plays hosts to dozens of supernatural entities in this creeptastic guide to the other side. Chilling accounts of poltergeist activity include such landmarks as the McRaven House, where spiteful spirits smack guests without warning and an image of a Confederate soldier appears in contemporary photographs. A section on Anchuca in Vicksburg describes the vision of a woman in a fancy dress who floats through bedroom doors and the sound of dripping water without a source. Other establishments include Merrehope, King’s Tavern, and the Williams Gingerbread House. “Sucked me right in to Mississippi’s rich, haunted history. Sillery eloquently describes the settings of her stories, so I could easily visualize each of the places she writes about . . . At some points, I was scared out of my bones.” —Jackson Free Press
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455616362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
“Excellent . . . provides well-researched history as well as reports of recent unusual phenomenon” —from the author of Biloxi Memories (Southern Spirit Guide). The Hospitality State plays hosts to dozens of supernatural entities in this creeptastic guide to the other side. Chilling accounts of poltergeist activity include such landmarks as the McRaven House, where spiteful spirits smack guests without warning and an image of a Confederate soldier appears in contemporary photographs. A section on Anchuca in Vicksburg describes the vision of a woman in a fancy dress who floats through bedroom doors and the sound of dripping water without a source. Other establishments include Merrehope, King’s Tavern, and the Williams Gingerbread House. “Sucked me right in to Mississippi’s rich, haunted history. Sillery eloquently describes the settings of her stories, so I could easily visualize each of the places she writes about . . . At some points, I was scared out of my bones.” —Jackson Free Press
Ghostly Tales of Mississippi
Author: Jeff Duke
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 1647553105
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Read 14 chilling ghost stories about reportedly true encounters with the supernatural in Mississippi. A graveyard where the dead do anything but rest peacefully, a haunted bridge that was the site of unspeakable violence, the ghost of an ancient witch that roams the dark woods—Mississippi is among the most haunted states in America. This collection of ghost stories presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of the Magnolia State! Author Jeff Duke grew up in Mississippi—with a fascination for things that go bump in the night. As an adult, the professional writer spent countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 14 terrifying tales about haunted locations. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that Mississippi is the setting for some of the most compelling ghostly tales ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate anyone who enjoys a good scare. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home—if you dare.
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 1647553105
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Read 14 chilling ghost stories about reportedly true encounters with the supernatural in Mississippi. A graveyard where the dead do anything but rest peacefully, a haunted bridge that was the site of unspeakable violence, the ghost of an ancient witch that roams the dark woods—Mississippi is among the most haunted states in America. This collection of ghost stories presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of the Magnolia State! Author Jeff Duke grew up in Mississippi—with a fascination for things that go bump in the night. As an adult, the professional writer spent countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 14 terrifying tales about haunted locations. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that Mississippi is the setting for some of the most compelling ghostly tales ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate anyone who enjoys a good scare. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home—if you dare.
Ghosts of Mississippi
Author: Maryanne Vollers
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316914857
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
An examination of a noted civil rights case involving the murder of an NAACP official and his killer's three trials draws comparisons between the case and the racial climate in the Deep South
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316914857
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
An examination of a noted civil rights case involving the murder of an NAACP official and his killer's three trials draws comparisons between the case and the racial climate in the Deep South
Jeffrey's Latest 13
Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780817303808
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Accounts ghostly and spiritual happenings that are part of Alabama's history.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780817303808
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Accounts ghostly and spiritual happenings that are part of Alabama's history.
Ghosts Along the Mississippi
Author: Clarence John Laughlin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780517006085
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780517006085
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Golden Horns
Author: John L. Greenway
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820332577
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
As an introduction to modern myth, The Golden Horns masterfully encompasses a wide circle of historical and literary materials. John Greenway first establishes the theoretical base of his discussion by examining the nature of time in Norse mythic consciousness. After suggesting several ways in which the mythic apprehension of reality conditioned medieval Icelandic narrative, he then elaborates on the dialectical relationship between myth and reason. Maintaining that myth is neither true nor false but always either expressive or not, the author then traces the origin, rise, and fall of two great modern myths of northern birth: seventeenth century Swedish Gothicism and the Ossianic craze of the eighteenth century--both of which illustrate the singular tension in the modern mind between mythic imperatives and the impulse to de-mythologize. Finally, The Golden Horns traces the romantic belief in a "new mythology" which synthesizes myth and reason from its early acceptance through its eventual repudiation. In his conclusions about the state of myth in the modern world, Greenway postulates that we have inherited the romantic respect for myth as truth but lack the romantic faith in transcendence necessary to establish myth's reality. Consequently, we express our mythic consciousness of who we are in quasi-scientific language, consciously manipulating mythic symbols for social control.
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820332577
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
As an introduction to modern myth, The Golden Horns masterfully encompasses a wide circle of historical and literary materials. John Greenway first establishes the theoretical base of his discussion by examining the nature of time in Norse mythic consciousness. After suggesting several ways in which the mythic apprehension of reality conditioned medieval Icelandic narrative, he then elaborates on the dialectical relationship between myth and reason. Maintaining that myth is neither true nor false but always either expressive or not, the author then traces the origin, rise, and fall of two great modern myths of northern birth: seventeenth century Swedish Gothicism and the Ossianic craze of the eighteenth century--both of which illustrate the singular tension in the modern mind between mythic imperatives and the impulse to de-mythologize. Finally, The Golden Horns traces the romantic belief in a "new mythology" which synthesizes myth and reason from its early acceptance through its eventual repudiation. In his conclusions about the state of myth in the modern world, Greenway postulates that we have inherited the romantic respect for myth as truth but lack the romantic faith in transcendence necessary to establish myth's reality. Consequently, we express our mythic consciousness of who we are in quasi-scientific language, consciously manipulating mythic symbols for social control.