The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales
Super Savings Item! Save 36% on the The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales by Brand: The University Press of Kentucky at SADC Network. MPN: 9780813101361. Hurry! Limited time offer. Offer valid only while supplies last. '' 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
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" 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.
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Brand: The University Press of Kentucky
Manufacturer:
University Press of Kentucky
Category:
Mythology & Folk Tales
Publisher:
University Press of Kentucky
Publication Date:
1965-12-31
Item Size:
0.48 x 8.5 x 5.51 inches
Package Weight:
0.65 pounds
Package Size:
5.5 x 0.5 x 8.4 inches
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