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The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales

The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales - Paperback

by Ruth Ann Musick
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ruth Ann MusickPublish date:1965-12-31Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813101361ISBN-10:813101360UPC:9780813101361Book Category:Social Science, Body, Mind & Spirit, HistoryBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Supernatural (Incl. Ghosts), United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.49 x 5.54 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCE33FMHQ2
" 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
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813101361ISBN-10:813101360UPC:9780813101361Book Category:Social Science, Body, Mind & Spirit, HistoryBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Supernatural (Incl. Ghosts), United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.49 x 5.54 x 0.55 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCE33FMHQ2
Musick, Ruth Ann: - Ruth Ann Musick, professor emeritus of English at Fairmont State College, West Virginia, is the author of The Telltale Lilac Bush.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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