Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia
Ghosts of the Southern Mountains and Appalachia

Author: Nancy Roberts

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1643360426

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Nancy Roberts has often been described to as the "First Lady of American Folklore" and the title is well deserved. Throughout her decades-long career, Roberts documented supernatural experiences and interviewed hundreds of people about their recollections of encounters with the supernatural. This nationally renowned writer began her undertaking in this ghostly realm as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer. Encouraged by Carl Sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, Roberts wrote her first book in 1958. Aptly called a "custodian of the twilight zone" by Southern Living magazine, Roberts based her suspenseful stories on interviews and her rich knowledge of American folklore. Her stories were always rooted in history, which earned her a certificate of commendation from the American Association of State and Local History for her books on the Carolinas and Appalachia.

Ghost on Black Mountain
Ghost on Black Mountain

Author: Ann Hite

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-09-13

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1451606435

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ONCE A PERSON LEAVES THE MOUNTAIN, THEY NEVER COME BACK, NOT REALLY. THEY’RE LOST FOREVER. Nellie Clay married Hobbs Pritchard without even noticing he was a spell conjured into a man, a walking, talking ghost story. But her mama knew. She saw it in her tea leaves: death. Folks told Nellie to get off the mountain while she could, to go back home before it was too late. Hobbs wasn’t nothing but trouble. He’d even killed a man. No telling what else. That mountain was haunted, and soon enough, Nellie would feel it too. One way or another, Hobbs would get what was coming to him. The ghosts would see to that. . . . Told in the stunning voices of five women whose lives are inextricably bound when a murder takes place in rural Depression-era North Carolina, Ann Hite’s unforgettable debut spans generations and conjures the best of Southern folk-lore—mystery, spirits, hoodoo, and the incomparable beauty of the Appalachian landscape.

Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard

Author: Justin Anderson

Publisher: Nature Storybooks

Published: 2020-10

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781406391985

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A spellbinding new Nature Storybook about one of the most beautiful creatures in the world, with words by Planet Earth producer Justin Anderson and pictures by award-winning Patrick Benson. "Something moves in the rocks ahead. My hands start to tremble. My heart is beating fast. There, just a few footsteps away, is a snow leopard..." Join us on a journey high into the snowy peaks of the Himalaya, and discover the secret world of a rare and utterly majestic creature - how it has adapted to the harsh environment it lives in and how it looks after its young. Complete with an index and a conservation note, this is a wonderful addition to the series and the debut of an exciting new voice in non-fiction writing for children.

Ghost Mountain
Ghost Mountain

Author: Nichole Bennett

Publisher: Second Wind Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 193517147X

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Moving is stressful enough, but when Cerri Baker moves with her family to the Black Hills of South Dakota, she begins seeing things-things like murder. Named after a pre-Christian Celtic Goddess, Cerri has spent her life trying to avoid the spirituality and "hocus-pocus" her mother embraces. Once in the Black Hills, Cerri doesn't seem to have much choice as her spirit guide insists she find justice for a murdered man. As she struggles with her own destiny, Cerri must also convince the FBI that she is getting her information from another realm and not from first-hand knowledge of the murder

The Ghost on the Mountain
The Ghost on the Mountain

Author: Kyandreia Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2022-05-03

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781954232068

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"The Ghost on the Mountain ... takes YOU on an adventure to Haiti, where you're spending the summer with your Grandma Yolette to learn about your heritage. You will discover the secrets that lie inside of your family and deep in the soil of the enchanting land"--

The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing

Author: Que Mai Phan Nguyen

Publisher: Algonquin Books

Published: 2020-03-17

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1643750496

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The International Bestseller New York Times Editors’ Choice SelectionWinner of the 2020 Lannan Literary Awards Fellowship "[An] absorbing, stirring novel . . . that, in more than one sense, remedies history." —The New York Times Book Review “A triumph, a novelistic rendition of one of the most difficult times in Vietnamese history . . . Vast in scope and intimate in its telling . . . Moving and riveting.” —VIET THANH NGUYEN, author of The Sympathizer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Vaddey Ratner’s In the Shadow of the Banyan, The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a conflict that tore apart not just her beloved country, but also her family. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Việt Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope. The Mountains Sing is celebrated Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai’s first novel in English.

Ghosts of Gold Mountain
Ghosts of Gold Mountain

Author: Gordon H. Chang

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1328618579

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A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.

The Fellowship of Ghosts
The Fellowship of Ghosts

Author: Paul Watkins

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2006-12-12

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780312359416

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An acclaimed writer describes his spellbinding trek through the mountains of Norway--a grand but harsh landscape where myth and reality meet.

Ghost Mountains and Vanished Oceans
Ghost Mountains and Vanished Oceans

Author: John Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 2023-05-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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New edition with the original maps, illustrations and sidebars that were omitted in the eBook. "...a fascinating read for anyone interested in the planet on which we live and how it came to be as it is." Geoscience Canada This book is more than the story of how a continent formed over 4 billion years. Told in readable, entertaining prose and filled with personal and geological anecdotes, Ghost Mountains and Vanished Oceans tells the story of our world, and in doing so, it tells our story. As the author says: "An understanding of the geology of the Earth is essential to truly understanding our place on it. To put it the other way round, we cannot understand life and our place in it without understanding the ball of rock on which, and out of which, it evolved. We are not just passengers on a dead piece of cosmic debris whirling through space; we are an integral part of an exceptional, dynamic system that produced both ourselves and our Earth. In a very real sense, geology made us." "...this book is a true, well-crafted page-turner...If you've ever wondered how the continents and the particular slab of rock you live on came about, you will love this book. Even if you don't, you'll still love it. Highly recommended." Amazon Reviewer